Moon Phases

3. the phase of the moon when a thin part of the moon's near side is sunlit
5. the last fourth of the moon's period of revolution around the earth
9. a mutual physical force attracting two bodies that are influence by the mass and distance of the objects
10. the motion of a sphere which is spinning around its own axis
11. to move in an orbit or circle around something
12. The phase of the moon when an light is increasing
13. when one body in space blocks the view of another body in space
17. to make lighter or brighter
18. The different ways the moon looks throughout the month.

1. the first fourth of the moon's period of revolution around the earth
2. where the earth interrupts light shining on the moon
4. The phase of the moon when all of the moon's near side is lit
6. a hole caused by an object hitting the surface of a planet or moon or a depression around the opening of a volcano
7. the periodic rise and fall due to the moon's gravitational pull on earth
8. this side of the moon is not visible on earth because the similar rotations of earth and the moon
12. the phases of the moon when a decreasing amount of the moon's near side is sunlit
14. the phase of the moon when half of the moon's near side is sunlit
15. the phase of the moon when the moon's near side receives no sunlight
16. a natural satellite in space that orbits another large object (Earth)
19. the path followed by an object in space as it goes around another object