Sun, Earth, and Moon Review

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Across
  1. 1. the partially shaded outer region of a shadow cast by a celestial body
  2. 2. When the north pole is pointed towards the sun, what season is it in the northern hemisphere
  3. 5. a solar eclipse can take place during a full moon
  4. 8. The day of the year where we get the most daylight in the summer, and least sunlight in the winter
  5. 10. a solar eclipse in which the edge of the sun remains visible as a bright ring around the moon
  6. 11. The fourth phase of the moon. In this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off three quarters of the moon’s surface that faces us. It’s not a full moon yet, but it’s getting there
  7. 12. the day of year when day and night are of approximately equal length. This occurs during spring and autumn
  8. 14. The second phase of the moon. In this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off only about one quarter of the moon’s surface that faces us
  9. 16. The part of the shadow that extends beyond the umbra, where the object creating the shadow appears smaller than the light source
Down
  1. 1. When Earth or the Moon partially blocks light from the Sun
  2. 3. When Earth or the Moon fully blocks light from the Sun
  3. 4. The third phase of the moon. In this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off half of the moon’s surface that faces us
  4. 6. it is rare to see total eclipses because the moon's orbit is __________________
  5. 7. The fifth phase of the moon. In this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off ALL of the moon’s surface that faces us. In this phase the moon appears round and completely lit up
  6. 9. The first phase of the moon. In this phase, the moon is completely dark since we can’t see the side that the sun is shining on
  7. 13. the darkest part of a shadow, where a light source is completely blocked
  8. 15. The color that the moon turns during a total lunar eclipse