Solar Eclipse: Sun, Earth, & Moon
Across
- 2. A type of eclipse that occurs when the moon blocks the Sun from Earth.
- 3. The shape of the moon when it appears like a banana.
- 6. Describes the Moon when it appears to be getting smaller/shrinking
- 8. The darkest part of a shadow.
- 12. An object in space.
- 13. The bright ring around the moon blocking the sun during totality.
- 15. A type of eclipse that occurs when only a part of the Sun is obscured.
- 16. To block or cover.
- 17. A type of eclipse that occurs when the Earth blocks the Sun from the Moon.
- 19. The lighter part of a shadow.
Down
- 1. Responsible for the tides on Earth.
- 4. Where the moon gets it's light from.
- 5. The path that experiences total darkness during a solar eclipse.
- 6. Describes the Moon when it appears to be getting larger/growing.
- 7. The phase of the Moon right before and right after a full moon.
- 9. We call the Moon this when Earth's umbra is casted onto it.
- 10. The type of moon when half of the Moon appears lit from Earth.
- 11. When
- 14. The phase of the Moon during a lunar eclipse.
- 15. The amount of light shining on the moon increasing and decreasing.
- 18. The phase of the Moon during a solar eclipse.