Sun Earth Moon Interactions

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Across
  1. 2. The lowest water level of the tide cycle
  2. 4. The phase when the Moon is between Earth and Sun and appears dark
  3. 5. The season when a hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun
  4. 8. The path one object takes around another in space
  5. 12. A Moon phase where more than half is lit but not full
  6. 14. When the moon is closest to earth in it's orbit
  7. 16. The season when a hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun
  8. 17. The spinning of Earth on its axis causing day and night
  9. 18. The 23.5 degree angle of Earth's axis causing seasons
  10. 22. When Sun and Moon are at right angles causing lower tides
  11. 24. The amount of time during a day that receives sunlight
  12. 26. When day and night are equal in length
  13. 27. The movement of Earth around the Sun taking one year
  14. 28. The regular rise and fall of sea levels
Down
  1. 1. The phase when the Moon's whole lit side faces Earth
  2. 3. When the Sun is at its greatest distance from the equator
  3. 6. An imaginary line dividing Earth into northern and southern halves
  4. 7. A Moon phase where only a small curved edge is lit
  5. 9. The darkest part of a shadow during an eclipse
  6. 10. When one celestial body moves into the shadow of another
  7. 11. The force of attraction between objects
  8. 13. When Sun and Moon align causing higher high tides
  9. 15. Half of Earth, divided into northern and southern parts
  10. 16. When the Moon blocks sunlight from reaching Earth
  11. 19. A part of the year marked by specific weather patterns
  12. 20. The lighter outer part of a shadow during an eclipse
  13. 21. The highest water level of the tide cycle
  14. 23. An imaginary line Earth spins on
  15. 25. When Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the Moon