Unit 2 Vocabulary Earth Science

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