Moon Phases Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. The blocking of sunlight to Earth that occurs when the moon is between the sun and Earth
  2. 5. When half of the moon is visible
  3. 7. When the light of the moon is decreasing
  4. 9. The movement of something around a central axis
  5. 12. The partial or total blocking of one object by another
  6. 14. Moon phase during which less than half of the moon is illuminated, and is increasing
  7. 16. When the entire moon is lit up
Down
  1. 1. one of the different shapes of the moon as seen from Earth
  2. 2. Moon phase in which exactly half of the moon is illuminated approximately 7-8 days following the New Moon
  3. 3. Moon phase in which exactly half of the moon is illuminated approximately 7-8 days following the Full Moon
  4. 6. When more than half of the moon is lit
  5. 8. Moon phase during which less than half of the moon is illuminated, and is decreasing
  6. 10. The circular path of one object as it revolves around another object in space
  7. 11. When the entire moon is dark
  8. 13. When the light of the moon is increasing
  9. 15. When less than half of the moon is lit