Across
- 4. a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
- 8. to shine light on an object and make visible
- 11. the border between light and dark on the moon
- 12. describes moon phase that's less than half; a sliver
- 14. the star that is the main source of light at the center
- 15. related to the moon; this eclipse is when moon is darkened
Down
- 1. something we observe to be similar over and over again
- 2. describes the moon phase that looks like a full circle
- 3. the relative size of things
- 5. nearly circular path a smaller object travels around a larger object
- 6. describes the moon phase that's more than half a circle
- 7. the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit
- 9. a diagram or program that helps us understand something by making it simpler
- 10. phase of the moon that looks like a half-circle
- 13. related to the sun
- 16. the phase in which the Moon is not visible from Earth