sun,moon phases and tides
Across
- 3. the phase before a full moon
- 5. the Moon has completed 3/4 of its orbit around the Earth
- 7. New moon occurs when the moon is on the same side of Earth as the sun.
- 9. water level that has dropped as a result of the moon's gravitational pull on the Earth
- 10. something that orbits the moon at night
- 11. a burning gas ball
- 13. when water advances to its furthest extent onto the shoreline
- 15. happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, casting a shadow on Earth that either fully or partially blocks the Sun's light in some areas
Down
- 1. the low point of the tide
- 2. the moon is shrinking and looks like a croissant
- 4. a type of tide that occurs at the time of a new moon or full moon
- 6. very long-period waves that move through the ocean in response to the forces exerted by the moon and sun
- 8. when the Moon is on the opposite side of Earth from the Sun, and thus the side of the Moon that is illuminated faces Earth.
- 12. halfway between the new moon and the full moon
- 14. living planet