Across
- 2. moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth gibbous
- 6. star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
- 7. the Moon is completely dark
- 10. moon phase that looks like a half-circle from Earth
- 12. shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth
- 14. moon phase in which the Moon is not visible from Earth
- 15. moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from Earth
- 17. border between light and dark on the Moon
- 18. moon outside our solar system
- 19. planet outside our solar system
Down
- 1. we observe to be similar over and over again
- 3. object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- 4. amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
- 5. shine light on an object and make it visible
- 8. nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth).
- 9. moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
- 11. rocky sphere that travels around a planet moon
- 13. sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- 16. relative size of things
