Unit 1 Vocabulary The Earth and Moon System

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Across
  1. 1. Circular low area surrounded by a rim, usually caused by an object hitting the ground.
  2. 3. Passing of the Moon between the Earth and the Sun.
  3. 5. Phase of the moon when the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth.
  4. 8. Regular rising and falling of the Earth's major bodies of water.
  5. 10. Changes in the Moon's appearance as it orbits the Earth.
  6. 12. Force of attraction between any two objects.
  7. 13. Phase of the moon when the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon.
  8. 14. Instrument that collects light, making faint objects easier to see and enlarging distant objects.
Down
  1. 2. Movement of one object in its orbit around another object in space.
  2. 4. Passing of the Moon through the Earth's shadow.
  3. 6. Amount of matter an object contains.
  4. 7. Curved path that an object follows as it revolves around another object.
  5. 9. Piece of rock that hits the surface of a planet or moon after traveling through space.
  6. 11. Low, flat plains on the Moon's surface that appear as dark areas.