Moon Phases and Eclipses

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Across
  1. 4. a spreading cone of lighter shadow
  2. 5. the different appearances of the moon from Earth throughout the month
  3. 6. shape when more than half of the moon is lit
  4. 9. near side of the moon is unlit
  5. 13. when the lit part of the moon grows
  6. 14. a body that orbits another body
  7. 15. quarter when we (in Northern Hemisphere) see the right half of the moon lit
  8. 17. darkest part of a shadow
Down
  1. 1. eclipse when the moon moves through Earth's shadow (Earth casts its shadow onto the moon)
  2. 2. shape when less than half of the moon is lit
  3. 3. when the near side of the moon is fully lit
  4. 7. a force of attraction between objects due to their masses
  5. 8. another name for natural satellites
  6. 10. event in space where one object casts a shadow onto another
  7. 11. eclipse when when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun (the moon casts its shadow onto Earth)
  8. 12. when the lit part of the moon shrinks
  9. 16. quarter when we (in Northern Hemisphere) see the left half of the moon lit