Unit 3 Solar System

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Across
  1. 2. average sized star at the center of our solar system that has average temperature
  2. 3. spin or turn on an axis once; causes day and night for the Earth
  3. 6. predictable pattern of the moon’s changing appearance.
  4. 10. Lunar phase halfway between a full moon and a new moon
  5. 13. natural satellite that revolves around a planet
  6. 14. when the moon appears to shrink or get smaller; from full to new moon
  7. 15. the 3rd planet from the Sun; where we live
  8. 16. rise and fall of sea levels caused by the pull of gravity between the Earth, Sun, and Moon
Down
  1. 1. four divisions of the year caused by the Earth revolving around the sun
  2. 2. Highest high tides and lowest low tides; after a full or new moon
  3. 4. The moon is seen as completely illuminated when the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun
  4. 5. Lunar phase halfway between a new moon and a full moon
  5. 7. Lower high tides and higher low tides; after a 1st or 3rd quarter moon
  6. 8. when the moon appears to grow or get bigger; from new to full moon
  7. 9. the Moon appears invisible from Earth when it is between the Earth and the Sun
  8. 11. when an object goes completely around another object one time; causes the Earth’s seasons to change.
  9. 12. imaginary line that an object rotates around