Moon Crossword
Across
- 2. The middle, dark part of a shadow
- 5. Type of eclipse where the moon falls into Earth's shadow
- 6. Number of degrees that the moon's orbit is tilted
- 7. The first phase in the moon cycle when the moon is between the sun and the Earth, making us unable to see any of it reflected (2 words)
- 9. The lit part of the moon is growing
- 10. The largest difference between high and low tide happens during this (2 words)
- 15. Type of eclipse where the Earth falls in to the moon's shadow
- 16. The smallest difference between high and low tide happens during this (2 words)
- 17. One of these occurs when the moon, Earth and Sun are all in a line and a shadow is cast
Down
- 1. The middle phase of the moon cycle where the entire moon face is illuminated (2 words)
- 3. The lit part of the moon is getting smaller
- 4. Occurs on the side of the Earth that is closest to the moon or opposite it, water level rises to its highest
- 8. Number of days in the moon's full cycle
- 11. Occurs on the sides of the Earth that are not close to the moon, water level drops to its lowest
- 12. The outer, lighter part of a shadow
- 13. Less than half of the moon is lit
- 14. More than half of the moon is lit