MOON PHASES

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Across
  1. 3. when the moon is getting brighter
  2. 5. 100% of the moon is visible
  3. 6. the earth (or the moon) spins on its axis
  4. 7. occurs about one week after the waning crescent
  5. 8. occurs about 3.5 days before a full moon
  6. 10. occurs when the shadow of the earth falls on the moon, occurs only during the full moon
  7. 12. the moon is about 25% lit and getting dimmer
  8. 17. this phase occurs one week after a full moon
  9. 19. number of days in the lunar cycle
Down
  1. 1. the moon is almost full but not quite
  2. 2. occurs when the moon moves between the earth and the sun, occurs only during a new moon
  3. 3. when the moon is getting dimmer
  4. 4. keeps the moon in orbit around the earth
  5. 5. the moon is half lit on the right side
  6. 9. the moon is about 75% lit, the shadow is on the right
  7. 11. the tide that occurs when the moon, sun, and earth form a straight line
  8. 13. 0% of the moon is visible
  9. 14. the tide that occurs during a 1st or 3rd quarter moon
  10. 15. only a sliver of the moon is visible
  11. 16. this is slightly off from earth's, which is why we don't have eclipses every month
  12. 18. the moon moves around the earth