The Sun-Earth-Moon System
Across
- 3. the lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked
- 4. the lit part of the Moon or a planet that can be seen from Earth
- 7. when Earth's rotation axis is titled neither toward nor away from the Sun
- 10. the rotation _____ is the line on which an object rotates
- 11. the orbit of one object around another object
- 13. a _______ eclipse occurs when the Moon's shadow appears on Earth's surface
Down
- 1. the phase of the Moon during which more of the Moon's near side is lit each night
- 2. the spin of an object around is axis
- 5. when Earth's rotation axis is tilted directly toward or away from the sun
- 6. the central, darker part of a shadow where light is totally blocked
- 8. the path an object follows as it moves around another object
- 9. the phase of the Moon during which less of the Moon's near side is lit each night
- 12. a _______ eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into Earth's shadow