MOON Vocab Bryson

4. when the face of the Moon looks larger each day
5. large icy objects with a tail that orbit the Sun
6. a measure of the gravitational pull on an object
9. any phase of the moon that has more than half of its face illuminated.
11. chunks of rocky material that orbit the Sun.
12. a small object in space
13. round structures with various sizes and details found on the surface of the Moon

1. an eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth's shadow.
2. an eclipse in which the sun is blocked out by the moon.
3. when the face of the Moon looks smaller each day.
7. to light up
8. the four-week period during which the Moon orbits Earth one time and goes through all of its phases.
10. when a meteoroid hits an object like the
12. large dark gray areas that are smooth on the surface of the Moon