MoonPhases

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Across
  1. 2. Term that describes when the Sun is obscured by the Moon from the perspective of Earth.
  2. 5. Half a moon
  3. 8. This event occurs when the Full Moon moves through the shadow cast by the Earth as it passes between the Sun and the Moon.
  4. 9. If the Moon is on the same side of the Earth as the Sun, then the face of the Moon that can be seen from the Earth is no longer illuminated by the Sun's rays — as only the opposing side is facing the Sun. As a result, it is invisible in the Earth's sky.
  5. 10. A banana shaped moon
Down
  1. 1. A football shaped moon
  2. 3. The rising and falling levels of the ocean in comparison with the bodies of land on Earth. Tides are the result of the gravitational forces of the Sun and the Moon acting upon the planet.
  3. 4. When the moon is visible
  4. 6. A way to describe the movement of one celestial body as it orbits another. A complete revolution is a complete orbit.
  5. 7. When applied to the Moon, the phases refer to the different illumination that it undergoes during it's orbit around the Earth and the Sun. The most commonly known phases of the Moon include Full Moon and the Quarter Moon.