Across
- 6. The partial or total blocking of one object in space by another
- 9. The spinning motion of a planet on its axis
- 10. The movement of an object around another object
- 11. The attractive force between objects; the force that moves objects downhill
- 12. The scientific law that states that every object in the universe attracts every other object
- 15. Either of the two days of the year on which the Sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the Equator
- 17. The periodic rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean
- 18. scientific law that states that an object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion with a constant speed and direction unless acted on by a force
- 21. One of the different apparent shapes of the Moon as seen from Earth
- 22. the amount of matter in an object
Down
- 1. A system of organizing time that defines the beginning, length, and divisions of a year
- 2. Either of the two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the Sun
- 3. Tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
- 4. A measure of the force of gravity acting on an object
- 5. Blocking of sunlight to the Moon if that occurs when Earth is directly between the Sun and the Moon
- 7. The tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides
- 8. The blocking of sunlight to Earth that occurs when the moon is directly between the Sun and Earth
- 13. An imaginary line that passes through a planet center and it's North and South poles, about which the planet rotates
- 14. The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
- 16. The tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides
- 19. Push or pull exerted on an object
- 20. The darkest part of a shadow
- 21. Part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part
