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