Across
- 4. to go around something
- 5. when the moon appears larger than ½ but less than full.
- 6. caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and moon.
- 7. the longest or shortest day of the year.
- 10. a tide that occurs when the difference between high and low tide is least.
- 11. describes phases following a new moon, as more of the moon’s lighted side becomes visible.
Down
- 1. the day having an equal amount of day and night.
- 2. when the moon appears smaller than ½
- 3. to spin
- 7. short period of climate change in an area caused by the tilt of earth’s axis as earth revolves
- 8. a tide that occurs when the difference between high and low tide is least.
- 9. describes phases that occur after a full moon, as the visible lighted side of the moon grows smaller
- 12. imaginary vertical line around which earth spins