Moon phases

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Across
  1. 1. the planet on which we live
  2. 5. any moon phase where the illuminated portion of the visible surface is decreasing in size, occurring between the full moon and the new moon
  3. 6. he phases of the moon where less than half of its visible surface is illuminated, appearing as a thin, curved shape
  4. 7. the large round object that circles the Earth and that shines at night by reflecting light from the sun.
  5. 8. a phase of the moon where more than half of the illuminated disk is visible, but it's not fully illuminated
  6. 10. the orbit
Down
  1. 1. an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination.
  2. 2. occurs when the Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon, causing the Earth's shadow to fall on the Moon.
  3. 3. occurs halfway between a new moon and full moon.
  4. 4. any phase of the moon during the lunar cycle between the new moon and the full moon
  5. 9. occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, casting a shadow on the Earth and obscuring the Sun's light