Earth, Sun, and Moon

4. The imaginary line around the horizontal center of the planet
6. When the entire moon is visible, we call that phase __________.
9. _________occur when the Sun, Earth, and the Moon are all aligned and one body casts a shadow on another body.
10. The ________ is the center of our solar system
12. In ________ days are longer and weather is warmer
14. Orbits are not perfect circles, they are ________.
15. When the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun, the southern hemisphere is tilted ______ from the Sun.
16. During a __________ the amount of sunlight is at its maximum in one hemisphere and at its minimum in the other.
17. The _________ cycle has eight named phases based on the illuminated portion of the Moon visible on Earth
18. In _________ days are shorter and weather is cooler

1. The force of attraction between or more objects with mass
2. When the amount of sunlight is equal on the northern and southern hemispheres
3. In this phase the moon is not visible from the Earth
5. The motion of one object as it moves around another object
7. __________ eclipse happens when the Earth passes between the Sun and moon.
8. Force of gravity depends on mass and _______
9. The lunar cycle has _______ phases.
11. Earth's axis is _________ 23.5 degrees
12. ________ eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and Sun.
13. If the Earth's axis were not tilted, we would not experience different ________.