Across
- 2. Planets revolve around these
- 4. The visible part of the moon is getting smaller
- 9. Tilt
- 10. To spin in place
- 11. The season in which the earth is farthest from the sun
- 13. The direction of orbits
- 15. During this type of eclipse, the order is sun, moon and earth
- 16. During winter, the earth is tilted ______ from the sun
- 17. To go around an object
- 19. the lighter part of the shadow during an eclipse
- 22. More than half of the moon is visible
- 24. The entire moon is not visible
- 25. The appearance of the moon due to it's position during the lunar month
Down
- 1. The reason for the seasons
- 2. The season after winter, but before summer
- 3. The first quarter moon occurs _____ days after the new moon
- 4. The visible part of the moon is getting bigger
- 5. The curved path around a celestial object
- 6. Our galaxy
- 7. Less than half of the moon is visible
- 8. As the earth moves towards the sun, the days become _________
- 12. The moon is fully visible
- 14. During this type of eclipse, the order is sun, earth then moon
- 18. The season after summer, but before winter
- 20. Equal periods of night, for example Spring and Fall
- 21. The season in which the earth is closest to the sun
- 23. The darkest part of a shadow during an eclipse
- 26. Our star