Our Place in Space

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Across
  1. 3. Any object that orbits a planet or star
  2. 8. An imaginary line through an object around which it spins
  3. 10. The Sun and all the objects that orbit around it
  4. 15. An event where one object in space blocks another from view
  5. 16. _________ moon: Any phase when less than half of the sunlit side of the Moon can be seen
  6. 17. _______ moon: Any phase when the sunlit side of the Moon appears to shrink over time
  7. 18. _______ moon: Any phase when the sunlit side of the Moon appears to grow over time
  8. 19. The motion of one object around another because of gravity
  9. 20. A spinning motion
  10. 21. A hemisphere experiences this when it's tilted away from the Sun
  11. 23. A hemisphere experiences this when it's tilted towards the Sun
  12. 25. A geometric shape that looks like an oval or squashed circle
Down
  1. 1. An attractive force between any two objects that have mass
  2. 2. A time of year with typical weather patterns and daylight hours
  3. 4. ________ eclipse: When the Moon passes into the Earth's shadow
  4. 5. ______ moon: Any phase when more than half of the sunlit side of the Moon can be seen
  5. 6. The time it takes a planet to orbit once around the Sun
  6. 7. The time it takes a planet to rotate once
  7. 9. A representation of an idea, object or system
  8. 11. A ball of gas that releases light and heat
  9. 12. The phase when the sunlit side of the Moon is facing towards Earth
  10. 13. The phase when the sunlit side of the Moon is facing away from Earth
  11. 14. A half of the Earth, either north or south of the Equator
  12. 15. An imaginary line halfway between the North and South Poles
  13. 22. The regular rising and falling of the sea
  14. 23. _________ eclipse : When the Sun is blocked from view by the Moon
  15. 24. A large natural object that orbits a planet