Lunar Cycle

3. / The motion of a body around another body is called ______________.
6. / The earth ________ on its axis.
10. / To spin on an axis is called _____________.
11. / ________ on earth is when the side of the earth we are on faces away from the sun.
13. / ____________ is the representation of the moon's journey around the earth.
15. / __________ are due to the tilt of the earth.
16. / There are 8 moon ________.
18. / The moon _________ around the earth.
20. / The ________ in the earth’s axis results in variations of the angle of light striking earth.

1. / ___________ literally means “equal night”.
2. / A last quarter moon is a _______________________.
4. / The gradual drop to the lowest level is called ______ tide.
5. / One _____ on earth is when our side of the earth faces the sun.
7. / __________ occurs twice a year, when the tilt of the earth’s axis is oriented at its extremes.
8. / The rising bulge of the water level is called ______ tide.
9. / A first quarter moon is a _______________________.
12. / The moon’s gravitational pull creates bulges in level of ocean water, forming bulges called ________.
14. / It takes a _______ for the earth to revolve around the sun.
17. / The moon’s _________ pulls on the earth.
19. / The path that is followed around another body in space is called ______.