Chapter 3 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. the central, darker part of a shadow where the light is totally blocked
  2. 6. a day when Earth's rotation axis is most toward or away from the sun
  3. 7. the line in which an object rotates
  4. 8. more of the Moon's near side is lit each night
  5. 9. daily rise and fall of sea level
  6. 11. when the Moon's shadow appears on Earth's surface
  7. 14. the lit part of the moon
  8. 15. large, flat dark areas on the moon
Down
  1. 2. the motion of one object around another
  2. 3. a spinning motion
  3. 4. occurs when the Moon moves into Earth's shadow
  4. 5. the path an object follows as it moves around another object
  5. 10. less of the Moon's near side is lit each night
  6. 12. a day when Earth's rotation axis is leaning along Earth's orbit, neither toward or away from the sun
  7. 13. the lighter part of the shadow, where the light is partially blocked