Moon Phases & Gravity

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Across
  1. 1. growing or getting bigger
  2. 3. a pulling force possessed by all matter
  3. 6. this phase of the moon is when the lit part of the moon is more than half
  4. 10. to spin on an axis
  5. 11. this phase of the moon is when half of the moon is lit
  6. 12. the greater this is of an object the greater the size of the gravitational force/pull
  7. 13. the moon revolves around the Earth once a ______
  8. 15. shrinking or getting smaller
  9. 16. this is the percentage of how much the moon's surface is lit up
Down
  1. 2. an imaginary pole in which a sphere spins around
  2. 4. to move around an object
  3. 5. this is the side that the light is on during the waxing phase of the moon
  4. 7. this phase of the moon is when the lit part of the moon is less than half
  5. 8. where the moon gets its light from
  6. 9. this is the side that the light is on during the waning phase of the moon
  7. 14. this type of objects have a greater pull towards each other