Moon Phases
Across
- 2. carry out research or study into (a subject, typically one in a scientific or academic field) so as to discover facts or information.
- 4. make (something) visible or bright by shining light on it; light up.
- 7. appearing smaller
- 10. when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth but the Sun, Moon, and Earth are not perfectly lined up
- 15. the fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object, especially the area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse.
- 16. occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Earth and Sun. It covers most of the Sun leaving its outer edge visible as a bright ring around the darkened Moon.
- 17. a moon that appears more than half full but not fully illuminated when viewed from Earth
- 18. move or cause to move into a sloping position.
- 19. the phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and invisible from earth
- 20. the shadow cast by the earth or moon over an area experiencing a partial eclipse.
Down
- 1. happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun.
- 3. occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, blocking some or all of the Sun's light from reaching Earth. T
- 5. a tide just after the first or third quarters of the moon when there is least difference between high and low water
- 6. considered in relation or in proportion to something else.
- 8. a part of a whole.
- 9. the Moon as it appears early in its first quarter or late in its last quarter, when only a small arc-shaped section appearsGibbous moon
- 11. happens when the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon, blocking sunlight that would otherwise reflect off the Moon's surface.
- 12. a tide just after a new or full moon, when there is the greatest difference between high and low water.
- 13. the phase of the moon in which its whole disk is illuminated.
- 14. appearing larger