Eclipses, Tides and Seasons

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Across
  1. 2. Days on which there is 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night.
  2. 4. The word which describes the moon as "growing" in the sky.
  3. 6. The moon phase where all of the moon's visible face is lit.
  4. 7. The different shapes of the moon are the ______ of the moon.
  5. 10. The shape where only a thin sliver of the moon's visible face is lit.
  6. 12. Also called a spring tide, where the moon and sun combine to create very high tides.
  7. 14. The moon may appear to be this colour during a lunar eclipse.
  8. 15. The area where a complete solar eclipse can be observed.
  9. 17. Type of eclipse where Earth blocks light from reaching the moon.
Down
  1. 1. The word which describes the moon as "decreasing" in the sky.
  2. 3. The moon phase where none of the moon's visible face is lit.
  3. 5. The shortest day is the winter ________ and the longest the summer ________.
  4. 7. The area where a partial solar eclipse can be observed.
  5. 8. Type of eclipse where the moon blocks light from reaching Earth.
  6. 9. Number of Noongar seasons.
  7. 11. The celestial body second most responsible for our tides.
  8. 13. The shape where almost all of the moon's visible face is lit.
  9. 16. The celestial body that affects our tides the most.