Martin Moon Phases

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