Across
- 2. one of the different apparent shapes of the moon as seen from Earth
- 6. the partial or total blocking in one object in space by another
- 7. the part of a shadow around the darkest part of a shadow
- 13. the scientific law that states that every object in the universe attracts every other object
- 14. an object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by it's own gravity, and has cleared the area of it's orbit
- 15. the periodic rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean
- 16. A lose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit.
- 17. the blocking of sunlight to Earth that occurs when the moon is directly between the sun and Earth
- 19. the darkest part of a shadow
- 20. a streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteorite in the earths atmosphere
- 21. either of the two days of the year on which the sun reaches it's greatest distance north or south of the equator
- 22. A ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion.
- 23. the tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides (highest high)
- 25. the attractive force between objects; the force that moves objects downhill
- 26. the path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
Down
- 1. An imaginary line that passes threw a planet's center and it's north and south poles, about which the planet rotates.
- 3. either of the two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun
- 4. a system of organizing time that defines the beginning, length, and divisions of a year
- 5. the movement of an object around another abject
- 8. a chunk of rock or duct in space
- 9. A pattern or grouping of stars that people imagine to represent a figure or object.
- 10. dark, flat areas on the moon's surface formed from huge ancient seas of lava
- 11. the spinning motion of a planet on it's axis
- 12. An object that orbits a planet
- 13. the blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the Sun and the moon
- 18. a large round pit caused by impact of meteoroids
- 24. the tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides. (lowest low tide)
