Space

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Across
  1. 2. The very darkest, central part of a shadow.
  2. 4. The moon blocks the Sun's light from reaching Earth. (Occurs during a new moon).
  3. 6. The lighter, fuzzy part of a shadow.
  4. 7. The moon is between the Sun and Earth. The dark side faces us.
  5. 9. A tide with the smallest difference between high and low water. It happens when the moon and Sun are at a right angle to each other.
  6. 11. The season when your part of the Earth tilts away from the Sun.
  7. 13. An invisible line that goes through Earth from top to bottom. Earth spins on this line.
  8. 14. An imaginary line around the middle of Earth. Places near this line are always warm.
  9. 16. Earth is between the Sun and the moon. The bright side faces us.
  10. 18. A really high high tide and a really low low tide. It happens when the Sun, Earth, and moon line up (at full or new moons.
  11. 19. The season when your part of the Earth tilts toward the Sun.
  12. 20. The invisible pull between Earth and the moon. This pull causes the oceans to bulge.
Down
  1. 1. Earth casts a shadow on the moon. (Occurs during a full moon).
  2. 3. A moon that is less than half lit. It looks like a curved banana.
  3. 5. The lit part of the moon is growing larger.
  4. 8. The lit part of the moon is shrinking smaller.
  5. 10. Earth moving in a big circle around the Sun. It takes one year.
  6. 12. A moon that is more than half lit.
  7. 15. The regular rise and fall of ocean water.
  8. 17. Earth is tipped on its axis by 23.5°. This causes the seasons.