Astronomy

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Across
  1. 3. The spinning motion of a planet on its axis
  2. 4. The partial or total blocking of one object in space by another
  3. 6. The changing appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth
  4. 8. The movement of an object around another object
  5. 11. Portion of the shoreline that lies between the high and low tide lines
  6. 12. An object that revolves around another object in space
  7. 14. the tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides
  8. 15. the regular rise and fall of the ocean's surface influenced by the moon's gravity pulling on earth
Down
  1. 1. the land between high and low tide
  2. 2. Occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow over part of Earth
  3. 5. The part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part
  4. 7. The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
  5. 9. The darkest part of a shadow
  6. 10. the blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and the moon
  7. 12. The tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides
  8. 13. An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates