Across
- 5. the direction that the moon orbits the earth
- 7. when we cannot see the moon because the side that is lit is facing away from us
- 10. It takes the earth 365 days to do this
- 11. it takes the moon 29 days do do all of them
- 13. when the side of the moon we see is completely lit
- 14. an object in motion stays in motion, and an object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by an outside force
- 15. the force that pulls all things towards the center of an object
- 18. when the left half of the moon is lit up from our perspective
Down
- 1. when the moon is less than half full
- 2. the light is on the left, and the moon "appears" to be getting smaller
- 3. this object has the largest affect on our ocean's tides
- 4. when the moon is more than half full
- 6. The shape that the sun earth and moon make during one of the quarter moon phases
- 8. when the moon "appears" to be getting bigger and the light is on the right
- 9. the more of this an object has, the stronger its gravitational pull
- 12. it takes the Earth 24 hours to do this
- 13. often called a half moon, the right side is lit up from our perspective on Earth
- 16. It takes the moon 27.3 days to do this
- 17. the celestial object the Earth orbits
