Sun,Earth,Moon System Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. Lunar phase where more than 50% of the moon can be seen from Earth
  2. 4. When the Earth is between the sun and moon, and the Earth casts a shadow on the moon.
  3. 5. The attractive force between two objects
  4. 6. Something that is in space, that was not placed there by humans.
  5. 8. Time of the year when the sun is directly above the equator at noon.
  6. 11. The phase of the moon when half of the side of the moon that faces Earth, can be seen from Earth, right after the new moon.
  7. 15. The shape of Earth's orbit
  8. 16. The closest celestial body to Earth
  9. 17. When the moon, Earth and sun are positioned at right angles, they cause these types of tides to occur
  10. 19. The first phase in the lunar cycle
Down
  1. 1. Lunar phase where less than 50% of the moon can be seen from Earth
  2. 3. When the moon is between the Earth and the sun, the moon's shadow falls on a portion of the Earth
  3. 7. The motion of an object around another in space
  4. 9. When the moon, Earth and sun are positioned in a straight line, these types of tides occur.
  5. 10. The path an object takes while revolving around another object
  6. 12. The spin of an object around a point or line
  7. 13. Phase of the moon when the entire moon looks lit up from Earth
  8. 14. Time of the year when either the North or South pole is closer to the sun at noon.
  9. 18. The point or line in which an object rotates