Shadows/Moon Phases/Eclipses/Tides
Across
- 2. Season with the longest shadow
- 4. Tide that occurs when the difference between high and low tide is least also known as a "weak tide"
- 7. The eclipse we see as the moon passes through the Earth's shadow.
- 9. This moon phase is often referred to as a half moon
- 10. The day having an equal amount of day and night
- 11. Describes phases following a new moon, as more of the moon's lighted side becomes visible
- 13. Longest or shortest day of the year
- 17. To spin
- 18. Imaginary vertical line through the center of Earth around which Earth spins
Down
- 1. Caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and moon
- 3. To go around something
- 5. The moon phase between a full moon and a quarter moon
- 6. Tide that occurs when the difference between high and low tide is greatest also known as a "strong tide"
- 8. the moon phase between a new moon and a quarter moon
- 12. Time of day with the shortest shadows
- 14. Season with the shortest shadows
- 15. The eclipse we see as the moon casts a shadow on certain parts of Earth
- 16. Describes phases that occur after a full moon, as the visible lighted side of the moon grows smaller