The Sun, Moon, and Earth

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Across
  1. 2. An imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, dividing it into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
  2. 3. The phase in which the whole face of the moon is lit up and looks like a complete circle in the night sky.
  3. 5. The force of attraction between masses
  4. 6. Different times of the year with distinct weather patterns, caused by Earth’s tilt as it revolves around the sun.
  5. 9. The phase in which the moon is invisible, because its dark side is facing Earth
  6. 10. Half of the Earth
  7. 11. When an object spins around an imaginary line, such as Earth spinning around its axis.
  8. 12. An invisible line that goes through the center of a thing, like the Earth
Down
  1. 1. The movement of a planet (such as Earth) or moon around another object (such as the sun) in space.
  2. 4. What occurs when Earth comes between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow on the moon.
  3. 7. When the moon comes between the sun and the Earth, casting a small shadow on the Earth.
  4. 8. When the moon comes between the sun and the Earth, casting a small shadow on the Earth.