Across
- 2. when the moon is completely dark
- 4. the sun, planets that orbit the sun and other objects that orbit the sun
- 5. the relative size of things
- 6. a moon phase that in which the moon is not visible from earth
- 10. a planet outside our solar system
- 12. an object,diagram or computer program that helps us understand something by making simpler or easier to see
- 13. the star that is the main source of light at the center of our universe
- 15. a sphere that travels around a planetcrescentmoon a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from earth
- 16. a moon phase that looks like a full circle from earth
- 17. the shape of the illuminated part of the moon as it appears from the earth
Down
- 1. a moon phase that looks like more than a half circle from earth
- 3. a moon phase that looks like a half a circle from earth
- 7. a moon outside our solar system
- 8. the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars.
- 9. something we observe to be similar over and over again
- 11. the border between light and dark on the moon.
- 14. to shine light on an object and make it visible
- 18. the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the moon) travels around a larger object (like earth)
