Space Vocab Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 2. A partial lunar eclipse is when a portion of the Moon passes through the Earth's umbral shadow.
- 3. An eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth's shadow.
- 6. The movement of something being pulled around a larger object due to the larger amount of gravity.
- 8. The partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object.
- 10. when the moon is partially covering the sun.
- 12. An eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon.
- 13. Move or cause to move into a sloping position.
- 14. The natural satellite of the earth, visible (chiefly at night) by reflected light from the sun.
- 15. A domesticated polecat kept as a pet or used, especially in Europe, for catching rabbits. It is typically albino or brown.
Down
- 1. The action of rotating around an axis or center.
- 4. The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object.
- 5. When from earth the moon appears to be blocking or in front of the sun.
- 7. A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
- 9. A forcibly overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.
- 11. When the moon is fully covering the sun.