Moon Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. Occurs when a Full Moon moves into the Earth’s shadow
  2. 6. Occurs when we see a little less of the Moon each night from a Full Moon to a New Moon
  3. 9. Occurs when the Moon is one-fourth of the way in its orbit around Earth; the right half of the near side of the Moon is visible
  4. 10. A natural satellite of a planet Near side of the side of the Moon: the side of the Moon we can see from Earth
  5. 11. The shape of the Moon visible when we see more than half of the near side of the Moon
  6. 12. The shape of the Moon visible when we see less than half of the near side of the Moon
Down
  1. 1. Occurs When the Moon is three-fourths of the way through its orbit around Earth; the left half of the near side of the Moon is visible
  2. 2. Occurs when the Moon is three-fourths of the way through its orbit around Earth; the left half of the near side of the Moon is visible
  3. 3. Occurs when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun; the reflected light from the Moon is not visible
  4. 5. Occurs when we see a little more of the Moon each night from a New Moon to a Full Moon
  5. 7. The layer of gas around the Sun that is visible during a total solar eclipse
  6. 8. Occurs when the Moon is halfway in its orbit around Earth; all the reflected light from near side of the Moon is visible