Moon Phases Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Occurs after the waning Gibbous phase
  2. 6. Tide When the moon is at its First quarter or third quarter
  3. 7. When the sun is obscured by the moon from the perspective of earth
  4. 9. The planet which we live on
  5. 11. It occurs after the third quarter or last quarter
  6. 13. Focus of a lunar eclipse
  7. 15. The force that attracts body towards the center of the earth
  8. 16. It occurs after the first quarter
Down
  1. 1. The sun acts to augment the tidal forces of the moon, creating a higher than a normal tide
  2. 2. It occurs before the waxing gibbous phases
  3. 4. Face after waxing gibbous
  4. 5. The movement of one celestial body as it orbits another
  5. 7. Any object that orbits another celestial body
  6. 8. Occurs after the full moon
  7. 10. The motion of a sphere that is spinning around its own axis
  8. 12. When the Earth hidden from sunlight by a celestial body
  9. 14. The path an object follows as it moves around another thing or object