Moon Phases
Across
- 4. A phenomena or process that repeats itself such as moon phases or day & night.
- 6. When the lighted part of the moon is getting smaller (light is on the left)
- 10. The motion of an object spilling on its axis.
- 13. The motion of one object as it moves around another object.
- 14. The amount of time a planet takes to make one full revolution around the sun.
Down
- 1. The imaginary line through Earth that extends from the north pole to the south pole and is the center of the Earth's rotation.
- 2. When less than half of the moon is illuminated from our point of view.
- 3. The amount of time a planet takes to complete one full rotation on its axis.
- 5. The shape of the illuminated (lighted) part of the moon as seen by an observer, usually from the perspective of Earth.
- 7. When no part of the illuminated half of the moon is facing Earth (the first phase).
- 8. When all of the illuminated half of the moon is facing Earth.
- 9. When more than half of the moon is illuminated from our point of view.
- 11. When the lighted part of the moon is getting bigger (light is on the right)
- 12. The path an object takes as it revolves around another object.