Moon Phases
Across
- 2. an object in motion stays in motion, and an object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by an outside force
- 6. often called a half moon, the right side is lit up from our perspective on Earth
- 9. when the side of the moon we see is completely lit
- 10. the celestial object the Earth orbits
- 11. when the moon is more than half full
- 12. when the water level in the ocean changes due to the gravity from the moon and the sun
- 13. when the moon "appears" to be getting bigger and the light is on the right
- 14. happening on Thursday, March 13th from 8:26pm - 9:31pm, the Earth will cast a shadow on the moon
- 16. the light is on the left, and the moon "appears" to be getting smaller
- 18. this object has the largest affect on our ocean's tides
- 20. when the moon is less than half full
Down
- 1. when the left half of the moon is lit up from our perspective
- 3. it takes the Earth 24 hours to do this
- 4. it takes the moon about a month to do this
- 5. when the sun-earth-moon form a straight line, these tides have the largest tidal range
- 7. when the moon blocks the light from the sun and casts a shadow on a small portion of Earth
- 8. the more of this an object has, the stronger its gravitational pull
- 15. when we cannot see the moon because the side that is lit is facing away from us
- 17. the force that pulls all things towards the center of an object
- 19. when the sun-earth-moon form a right angle, these tides have the smallest tidal range