Space Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. Object that revolves around a larger object in space
  2. 3. Sun is positioned 23.5 degrees from equator
  3. 4. To increase in size
  4. 5. eclipse The phenomenon that occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align on the night of a full Moon, causing the Earth to block light from the Sun and cast a shadow on the moon
  5. 7. To decrease in size
  6. 9. When more than half of the moon is lit
  7. 11. When less than half of the moon is lit
  8. 14. The curved path a planet or object takes as it travels through space
Down
  1. 1. The motion of one body around another
  2. 6. The act of turning or spinning in a circle-the Earth rotates around an axis, creating night and day
  3. 8. A line through an object around which it rotates
  4. 10. The innermost and darkest part of a shadow, where the light source is completely blocked by the object.
  5. 12. eclipse The phenomenon that occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align, causing the Moon to block light from the Sun and briefly leave the Earth in darkness
  6. 13. The rise and fall of the sea caused by the Moon's gravitational pull-happens two times a day