Out of this World!

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Across
  1. 1. A lunar eclipse can only occur during which moon phase? ___________________
  2. 4. A __________ eclipse is when the Sun is blocked out by the Moon as seen from the Earth.
  3. 7. The Earth _______________ around the Sun in one year.
  4. 12. It takes the Moon about a ___________ to go through its phases.
  5. 14. The Earth ____________ on its axis in 24 hours
  6. 16. ________ means the Moon is seems to be getting smaller in the sky.
Down
  1. 2. A __________ eclipse is when the Moon goes into the Earth’s shadow.
  2. 3. When one celestial body is blocked or darkened by another is called a (an) _________________.
  3. 5. When the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun but not blocking the Sun, it is said to be a ______ ___________.
  4. 6. Because the _________ is locked in place by Earth’s gravity, we always see the same side as it revolves around us.
  5. 8. A ___________ tide is characterized by very high highs and very low lows.
  6. 9. The different appearances of the Moon throughout the month are called its _____________.
  7. 10. ________ means the Moon seems to be growing in the sky.
  8. 11. A ____________ tide is characterized by a limited or moderate tidal range.
  9. 13. We don’t see a lunar eclipse every month because the Moon’s orbit is ____________.
  10. 15. Any given location on the Earth’s surface will go through ______ sets of high tides and low tides each day.