CHAPTER 3 THE EARTH AND MOON

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Across
  1. 2. Lowest tides of the month
  2. 5. When the lighted portion of the moon is decreasing
  3. 8. The center of an ellipse
  4. 10. The spinning of a body around its axis
  5. 12. The blocking out of the light of the sun or moon
  6. 13. Days when the earth is tilted a full 23.5 degrees away from or towards the sun
  7. 15. Highest tides of the month
  8. 16. The slant of the earth
Down
  1. 1. When the lighted portion of the moon is increasing
  2. 3. The path of one body around another
  3. 4. Changes in the appearance of the moon as it orbits the earth
  4. 6. Low, flat plains on the moon
  5. 7. The daily rise and fall of the earth's waters due to the moon's gravitational pull
  6. 8. When the lighted portion of the moon is facing the earth, it is the _______________ moon
  7. 9. A rimmed depression on the moon caused by a meteorite
  8. 11. When the lighted portion of the moon is facing the sun it is the ________ moon
  9. 14. When the earth is tilted sideways and the world receives 12 hours of daylight and darkness