Moon- The Lunar Cycle Moon Phases

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Across
  1. 5. the phase before the New Moon when only a small sliver of light remains visible.
  2. 8. the phase when the Moon appears to grow as more of its sunlit side becomes visible.
  3. 9. the phase after the Full Moon when more than half of the Moon is lit but decreasing.
  4. 10. the repeating pattern of changes in the Moon’s appearance as it orbits Earth.
  5. 12. the phase when half of the Moon’s surface appears lit and the Moon is waxing.
  6. 13. the phase when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun and is not visible from Earth.
  7. 15. the phase when more than half of the Moon is lit and still growing toward a Full Moon.
Down
  1. 1. the different shapes of the Moon we see from Earth due to reflected sunlight.
  2. 2. the phase when the Moon appears to shrink as less of its sunlit side is visible.
  3. 3. the phase when half of the Moon appears lit and the Moon is waning.
  4. 4. the phase after the New Moon when a small, growing sliver of light is visible.
  5. 6. to move in a circular orbit around another object, such as the Moon revolving around Earth.
  6. 7. the path an object follows as it revolves around another object in space.
  7. 11. the phase when the entire side of the Moon facing Earth is lit by the Sun.
  8. 14. a natural satellite that orbits Earth and reflects light from the Sun.