Across
- 4. occurs as the lit portion of the moon becomes larger
- 5. moon is between Earth and Sun
- 7. large object that revolves around a star
- 9. high tides and low tides are similar
- 12. the rise and fall of the water level in the oceans
- 13. turning or spinning on an axis
- 14. occurs as the lit portion of the moon becomes smaller
Down
- 1. natural object that revolves around a planet
- 2. huge groupings of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity
- 3. higher high tides and lower low tides
- 5. a huge burning sphere of gases held together by gravity
- 6. one object moves completely around another
- 8. Earth is between the Sun and the moon
- 10. when the Sun is exactly above the equator
- 11. when the Sun is furthest from the equator