Across
- 3. Moon phase associated with the neap tides (1st & 3rd ______)
- 5. Moon phase associated with spring tides
- 6. A lunar month is 29.5 _____.
- 8. Darkest part of a shadow
- 9. The average distance the Earth is from the Sun as it orbits.
- 11. Moderate tides that are not the normal high and low tide
- 12. The continual and natural rise and fall of water levels in oceans and seas.
- 13. Highest and lowest tide phase that are not the normal high and low tides
- 15. Put the 3 bodies (moon, Sun & earth) in the correct order for a lunar eclipse (begin with the sun)
Down
- 1. The semimajor axis of Earth.
- 2. Lighter part of a shadow
- 4. How far the moon's orbit is tilted from the Earth's position
- 7. Put the 3 bodies (moon, Sun & earth) in the correct order for a solar eclipse (begin with the sun)
- 10. Icy region that surrounds our solar system.
- 13. It has the lesser effect on tides.
- 14. Moon phase associated with spring tides