Lunar Cycle Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. the spinning of an object
  2. 7. the movement of an object around another object
  3. 9. Quarter: when the Earth sees only the right half of the moon
Down
  1. 1. crescent: The moon is less than one-half illuminated by the sun but less than one quarter illuminated. Occurs when the moon's illumination is increasing
  2. 2. caused by the pull of gravity from the moon
  3. 4. Quarter: when the Earth only sees the left half of the moon
  4. 5. a force that tried to pull two objects toward each other
  5. 6. cycle: the change in the appearance of the moon
  6. 8. moon: when the moon is in between the Earth and the Sun
  7. 9. moon: when the moon look illuminated from Earth's perspective