Unit 3 Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. One of the different shapes of the moon as seen from the earth.
  2. 5. The partially shaded outer region of the shadow during an eclipse.
  3. 6. The type of eclipse that occurs when the moon appears darkened as it passes into Earth’s shadow.
  4. 8. A decreasing amount of visible light on the moon’s surface. LIGHT IS ON THE LEFT
  5. 9. The fully shaded area present during an eclipse.
  6. 10. The type of eclipse that occurs when the moon passes between the Sun and Earth.
  7. 12. An increasing amount of visible light on the moons surface. LIGHT IS ON THE RIGHT
Down
  1. 1. The action of one object moving completely around another in an orbital path.
  2. 3. An imaginary line that runs through both poles of a planet.
  3. 4. The partial or total blocking of light of one object (sun or moon) by another.
  4. 6. The appearance of phases of the Moon as viewed from Earth, as the Moon orbits the Earth.
  5. 7. The path an object, such as a planet, takes as it revolves around another object.
  6. 11. the process of turning or spinning on an axis.