Moon Crossword Puzzle

2. A larger bulbous shape of the moon before and after the full moon phase.
5. a large, bowl-shaped cavity in the ground or on the surface of a planet or the moon, typically one caused by an explosion or the impact of a meteorite
6. An event that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks the Sun. This can only happen during a new moon.
8. Tides that occur during the first and third quarter moon phases when the Sun and Moon are at right angles to each other. This alignment results in the weakest tides, with lower high tides and higher low tides.
10. To decrease size, decreasing luminosity
11. The lighter, outer part of a shadow cast during an eclipse. An observer in the penumbra experiences a partial eclipse.
13. The regular rise and fall of the ocean's surface is caused mainly by the Moon's gravitational pull on Earth. There are typically two high tides and two low tides each day.

1. The giant, spinning cloud of dust and gas from which our solar system was formed.
3. A period from approximately 4.1 to 3.8 billion years ago when the inner planets experienced a massive number of asteroid and comet impacts.
4. Tides that occur during the new moon and full moon phases when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are aligned. This alignment creates the strongest gravitational pull, resulting in the highest high tides and lowest low tides.
5. A small curved shape of the moon before and after the new moon phase
7. An event that occurs when the Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon, and Earth's shadow obscures the Moon or a portion of it. This only happens during a full moon.
9. A small planetary body that, according to the Giant Impact Hypothesis, collided with Earth, leading to the formation of the Moon.
10. To increase size, increasing luminosity
12. The darkest, central part of a shadow cast during an eclipse. An observer in the umbra experiences a total eclipse.