Earth's Moon

2. Any object that revolves around another object in space.
4. ncreasing in size or amount of light (light appears on the right side of the moon)
8. The darkest part of a shadow.
9. decreasing in size or amount of light (lit side of the moon appears on the left)
11. Moon phase in which exactly half of the moon appears to be illuminated, approximately 21-22 days following the New Moon.
12. The daily rise and fall of Earth's waters on shores.

1. An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates.
3. The blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and moon.
5. Moon phase in which more than one half of the Moon appears to be illuminated.
6. The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space.
7. One of the different shapes of the moon as seen from Earth.
10. A round pit on the moon's or other surface, created by a force of impact.