Moon Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. When the moon it bulging outward but isn't full
  2. 7. lunar eclipse When the moon travels into the umbra
  3. 8. The measure of the amount an orbit deviates from a circle
  4. 10. lunar eclipse When the moon travels into the penumbra
  5. 11. Banana-shaped section of the visible portion illuminated by the Sun
Down
  1. 1. Illuminated area of moon is increasing
  2. 2. Curved path of a celestial object
  3. 4. month The interval between two successive new moons
  4. 5. month Time needed for moon to return to same place in reference to star's position
  5. 6. Illuminated area of moon is decreasing
  6. 9. A flattened circle or oval orbit