Earth, Sun, and Moon Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. phases of the moon where the lighted portion is increasing
  2. 6. fully shaded inner region of a shadow
  3. 7. when the moon's orbit crosses into Earth's shadow
  4. 9. a turn or spin
  5. 10. the tides that occur after the new or full moon phases
  6. 11. the tides that occur after the 1st or 3rd quarter moon phases
  7. 12. occurs during fall and spring when Earth has a nearly equal amount of day and night hours
Down
  1. 1. when the moon moves in a line directly between the Earth and Sun
  2. 2. lighter partially shaded outer region of a shadow
  3. 3. phases of the moon where the lighted portion is decreasing
  4. 5. occurs during summer and winter when Earth has the longest and shortest amount of daylight hours
  5. 8. movement of one object around another