Earth, Sun & Moon Revision Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. the phase of the moon in which its whole disc is illuminated
  2. 6. our planet's axis of rotation is tilted at an angle of 23.5 degrees
  3. 8. the force that attracts a body towards the centre of the earth
  4. 9. is a thin, curved shape that's thicker in the middle and tapers to thin points at each end
  5. 12. is any phase of the moon during the lunar cycle between the full moon and the new moon
  6. 13. there are 4 of them and they change the weather at certain times of the year
  7. 14. when Earth does a full rotation around the sun it is called a ***********
  8. 15. an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon
Down
  1. 2. the curved path of a celestial object round a star, planet or moon
  2. 3. the phase of the moon when only half its illuminated surface is visible from the earth,
  3. 4. is any phase of the moon during the lunar cycle between the new moon and the full moon
  4. 5. the phase of the moon when it first appears as a slender crescent
  5. 7. an eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth's shadow
  6. 8. a moon in between a half-moon but less than a full moon
  7. 10. It is a star round that the Earth orbits
  8. 11. each of the twelve named periods into which a year is divided
  9. 16. an imaginary line that goes from the north to south pole