Across
- 2. the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth
- 4. a moon outside our solar system
- 5. a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
- 7. when the Moon is completely dark
- 12. to 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. an 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. a moon phase in which the Moon is not visible from Earth
Down
- 1. the border between light and dark on the Moon
- 3. a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
- 4. a planet outside our solar system
- 6. a moon phase that looks like a half-circle from Earth
- 8. a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
- 9. a moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from Earth
- 10. something we observe to be similar over and over again
- 11. the 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
