Miss Laaker's Unit One Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. when the tides are the deepest
  2. 3. to revolve
  3. 5. happens every 4 years when we add a day to our calendar
  4. 6. when over half the moon is lit
  5. 7. a place that is empty of all matter
  6. 9. to grow bigger
  7. 12. the lighter part of the shadow cone
  8. 13. when the moon completely covers the sun creating total darkness
  9. 15. when the sun in at the highest position in the sky
  10. 16. the darkest part of a shadow cone
  11. 17. changes in the ocean levels caused by the gravitational pulls of the Sun and Moon
  12. 20. factors in an experiment that change; 3 kinds: independent, dependent, and controlled
  13. 22. an educated guess
  14. 23. a process of figuring out the answer to a question
  15. 26. when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth
  16. 27. when the amount of day and night are equal
  17. 28. another word for the season of Fall
Down
  1. 1. when the Earth comes between the Sun and Moon
  2. 4. the dividing line between the light and dark sides on the moon
  3. 8. when the sun is mostly covered by the moon
  4. 10. when the tides are the shallowest
  5. 11. to become smaller
  6. 14. a natural body that revolves around a planet
  7. 18. technology invented for space that we use on Earth
  8. 19. the traditional beliefs, legends, or customs of people
  9. 21. to spin
  10. 24. when less than half the moon is lit
  11. 25. to spread out