Across
- 3. rotating on an axis
- 5. an attraction that exerts itself onto other objects
- 6. half of a celestial body
- 9. traveling in a circle while rotating
- 11. the rising and falling of the sea caused by the moon and the sun
- 12. moon's illumination is getting smaller
- 13. the moon's journey around Earth
- 14. four divisions that depend on the time of year
- 15. a tide after a full or new moon where the difference between high and low water is greatest
- 17. the moon's constantly changing illumination visible to Earth
Down
- 1. the state of a tide at its smallest
- 2. the stage of visibility of the moon right before e full moon
- 4. moon's illumination is getting bigger
- 7. small portion of visibility on a moon before or after a new moon
- 8. the state of a tide at its biggest
- 10. a tide after the first or third quarters of the moon when there is least difference in high and low water
- 16. a way an object sits at an angle
- 18. an imaginary line that things rotate on
