Moon Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. The path the Moon follows as it moves around Earth
  2. 7. The shape of the Moon we see from Earth at a certain time
  3. 8. A tool scientists use to test ideas about systems they cannot experiment on directly
  4. 10. MOON The Moon phase when the illuminated side is facing away from Earth
  5. 11. ECLIPSE A lunar event when Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the Moon
Down
  1. 1. A simplified representation used to explain a system
  2. 2. QUARTER The Moon phase when half of the Moon is illuminated and growing brighter
  3. 4. The Moon phase when the illuminated portion is getting smaller
  4. 5. The object that illuminates the Moon
  5. 6. MONTH The amount of time it takes the Moon to complete one orbit around Earth
  6. 9. The line that separates the illuminated and dark parts of the Moon