Sun-Earth-Moon Vocabulary



Across
2. The path of an object revolving around another object
9. The period of time when the Moon's disk is fully illuminated
11. An event where the Earth blocks the Moon from the sun's light
14. The shape of the moon during a certain time
16. A tide that occurs a week after spring tides that goes up higher than normal waves
18. The period of time when the opposite half of the Moon is illuminated
20. The time when the Moon appears to grow smaller in the sky
21. The lines which seem to guide sunlight's direction
23. The axis off which rotation is based
24. The time when the Moon appears to grow larger in the sky
   
Down
1. The period of time when one-half of the Moon is illuminated
3. The light spots on the moon which are higher than the maria
4. The area of the Earth that experiences a totality during an eclipse
5. Large, bowl-shaped depressions caused by explosions or impacts
6. The dark spots on the moon, lower than the highlands
7. The way a wave will come onto shore
8. An event where the Moon covers the Sun
10. An objects orbital motion around another object
12. The time or date when the Sun reaches its lowest or highest amount of time in the sky
13. Moon The period of time when the Moon is invisible or appears as a small crescent
15. The time when day and night are of equal length
17. A tide that "springs forth" when the Moon is close
19. The movement of an object around an axis
22. The area of the Earth that experiences a partial totality during an eclipse