Unit 6 Vocab
Across
- 5. the path of a celestial body (such as a moon or a planet) around a larger celestial body.
- 7. Moon phase in which exactly half of the Moon appears to be illuminated (occurs when the Moon has gone three quarters of the way around Earth).
- 8. to spin on an axis.
- 9. the time at which the Moon appears above the eastern horizon. Moonset– the time at which the Moon disappears below the western horizon.
- 13. Moon phase in which exactly half of the Moon appears to be illuminated (occurs when the Moon has gone one quarter of the way around Earth).
- 15. a line connecting the north pole to the south pole
- 17. Moon phase in which more than half of the Moon appears to be illuminated.
- 18. occurring at the same time or rate
- 19. to move around a central point.
- 22. the moon is growing larger within the sky
- 23. the moon is not visible in the sky
Down
- 1. Moon phase in which less than half of the Moon appears to be illuminated.
- 2. extensive higher elevation land masses
- 3. The entire side of the moon is visible in the sky
- 4. with respect to the distant stars, not planets or moons
- 6. to brighten with light.
- 10. the appearance of the Moon, as seen by an observer on Earth.
- 11. the line along which the sky appears to meet the land or sea.
- 12. a process by which surface materials are moved by natural processes such as wind
- 14. any flat dark plain of lower elevation on the moon
- 16. the results of a curvature by massive objects of the space and time around them
- 20. longer in length than width
- 21. the moon is shrinking in the sky