Sun, Earth, and Moon System
Across
- 3. the central, darkest part of a shadow
- 5. the phase of the Moon between New Moon and Quarter Moons
- 7. more of the Moon is lit each night; it appears to grow
- 9. the outer, lighter part of a shadow
- 12. occurs when the Moon creates a shadow on Earth and blocks out the Sun
- 13. the imaginary line that an object spins around
- 14. less of the Moon is lit each night; it appears to shrink
- 15. day when Earth's axis is pointed most toward or away from the Sun
- 16. the phase of the Moon between Quarter Moons and Full Moons
- 17. the tide during New Moon and Full Moon phases in which high tides are very high and low tides are very low
- 18. the cycle of the phases of the moon that takes approximately a month
Down
- 1. the portion of the Moon that appears sunlit from Earth
- 2. the path that an object follows as it moves around another
- 4. occurs when the Moon moves into the shadow of the Earth
- 6. the motion of one object around another
- 8. the tide during Quarter phases of the Moon in which high tides are not too high and low tides are not too low
- 10. day when Earth's axis is neither pointed toward nor away from the Sun
- 11. the spinning motion of an object