Across
- 1. invisible force between the earth and the moon that is responsible for the earth's tides
- 6. 24 hour spin around the sun
- 8. weather changes due to the amount of sunlight caused by the earth's tilt
- 9. the cause of seasons
- 11. the direction the lunar cycle follows
- 14. moon phase that is bulged out but isn't full
- 15. when the moon appears to be getting smaller
Down
- 2. the year long orbit around the sun
- 3. daily changes in the level of ocean water
- 4. shapes of the moon caused by the moon's orbit
- 5. when the sun reaches it's highest or lowest point in the sky
- 7. when the moon appears to be getting larger
- 10. what the earth spins on every 24 hours
- 12. when the Earth's axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun
- 13. phase of the moon that is less than a quarter moon