Space Crossword
Across
- 5. going around something in a circular motion
- 8. the phases of the moon which are decreasing in their amount of light
- 9. when one celestial object blocks another from the sun's light
- 10. the phases of the moon which are increasing in their amount of light
- 12. the path an object takes and it goes around another object
- 13. the tide which is the smallest due to the misalignment of the Earth, Moon, and Sun
- 14. an imaginary line that goes through the center of the rotation of Earth
Down
- 1. an invisible force that keeps us on the ground
- 2. the phase of the moon where it appears 100% lit from the sun
- 3. the phases of the moon with less than 50% lit but more than 0%
- 4. the spinning of an object on an axis
- 6. the phases of the moon with more than 50% lit but less than 100%
- 7. the phase of the moon where none of the light from the sun is reflected back to Earth
- 11. the tide which is the largest due to the alignment of the Earth, Moon, and Sun; the season with increasing daylight hours between Winter and Summer