science vocab 3
Across
- 2. eclipse /an eclipse in which the sun is blocked out by the moon.
- 4. eclipse / an eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth's shadow.
- 7. / to light up
- 9. /large icy objects with a tail that orbit the Sun
- 11. /chunks of rocky material that orbit the Sun.
- 12. /a measure of the gravitational pull on an object
- 13. cycle / the four-week period during which the Moon orbits Earth one time and goes through all of its phases.
- 14. moon /any phase of the moon that has more than half of its face illuminated.
Down
- 1. /large dark gray areas that are smooth on the surface of the Moon
- 3. /when the face of the Moon looks smaller each day.
- 5. /when a meteoroid hits an object like the
- 6. / round structures with various sizes and details found on the surface of the Moon
- 8. /a small object in space
- 10. /when the face of the Moon looks larger each day