The Moon
Across
- 5. the Moon was formed at the same time as the Earth
- 7. the tides that occur when the difference between high and low tides is least
- 9. the Moon formed from material spun off from the Earth
- 11. seas, lunar lowlands that resemble seas as viewed from Earth
- 12. interplanetary chunks of stone that have crashed into a planet or moon from space
- 13. a gravitational force that varies in strength and/or direction
Down
- 1. the Moon formed as the result of an impact between a large object and the Earth
- 2. the moon is made up of Solar System debris captured by Earth
- 3. exceptionally high and low tides that occur at the time of the new or full moon
- 4. closest distance from the Earth
- 6. the conical shifting of the axis of a rotating object
- 8. the friction that results from tides on a rotating object
- 10. farthest distance from the Earth