'Tis the Season to Learn About Space

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Across
  1. 2. Sky – What we see above Earth at night, including stars, the Moon, and planets.
  2. 3. Moon – When the lit part of the Moon is getting larger each night.
  3. 6. Planet – A small, rocky planet like Earth, Venus, Mars, or Mercury.
  4. 11. Quarter – The phase when half of the Moon’s face is lit on the left side.
  5. 12. The movement of Earth around the Sun that takes about one year.
  6. 17. The spinning of Earth on its axis that causes day and night.
  7. 18. Belt – A region beyond Neptune filled with icy objects and dwarf planets.
  8. 20. – The phase when more than half, but not all, of the Moon’s face is lit.
  9. 21. The middle of the day when the Sun is highest in the sky and shadows are shortest.
  10. 25. System – The Sun and all the planets, moons, and other objects that orbit it.
  11. 26. – The force that pulls objects toward each other.
  12. 27. of Light: The direction or tilt at which light hits an object.
  13. 29. – The shape of the lit part of the Moon seen from Earth.
  14. 30. – A push or pull that can change an object’s motion.
  15. 32. The direction on Earth toward the South Pole.
  16. 33. An imaginary line through Earth that it spins around.
  17. 36. – The curved shape of the Moon when only a thin slice is lit.
  18. 38. The time of day when the Sun is moving lower in the west and shadows point east.
Down
  1. 1. Quarter – The phase when half of the Moon’s surface facing Earth is lit and appears on the right side.
  2. 3. The direction where the Sun sets.
  3. 4. The path one object takes as it moves around another in space.
  4. 5. Directions: The four main directions on a compass (north, south, east, and west).
  5. 7. Cycle – The repeating pattern of Moon phases that lasts about 29 days.
  6. 8. – A huge ball of hot gases that gives off light and heat.
  7. 9. – A natural object that orbits a planet.
  8. 10. Moon – When the lit part of the Moon is getting smaller each night.
  9. 13. The direction where the Sun rises.
  10. 14. Moon – The phase when the Moon’s lit side faces away from Earth.
  11. 15. – A group of stars that forms a pattern in the sky.
  12. 16. The line where Earth and the sky seem to meet.
  13. 19. – A large body that orbits a star and does not make its own light.
  14. 22. The direction on Earth toward the North Pole.
  15. 23. Rose: A symbol that shows directions on a map.
  16. 24. Giant – A large planet made mostly of gas (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune).
  17. 28. Source: An object that gives off light, such as the Sun or a lamp.
  18. 31. The time when the Sun appears in the sky in the morning.
  19. 34. A dark shape made when light is blocked by an object.
  20. 35. The time of day when the Sun is rising and shadows are long and point west.
  21. 37. The time when the Sun disappears below the horizon in the evening.
  22. 39. Moon – The phase when the entire face of the Moon is lit.