Phases of the Moon

3. The phase when the moon is not visible from Earth because it's between the Earth and the sun.
7. The phase before the new moon when only a small part of the moon is illuminated.
8. The path that the moon follows as it travels around the Earth.
10. The phase after the new moon when a small sliver of the moon starts to become visible.
12. The period it takes for the moon to complete one full orbit around the Earth, approximately 29.5 days.
13. The term used to describe the moon when it is increasing in illumination.
14. The line that separates the illuminated part of the moon from the dark part.

1. The phase when the entire face of the moon is illuminated by the sun.
2. The phase after the full moon when the illuminated part of the moon is decreasing.
4. The phase when the moon is half illuminated and half dark, occurring about three weeks after the new moon.
5. The force that pulls the moon towards the Earth, keeping it in orbit.
6. The side of the moon that always faces the Earth due to synchronous rotation.
9. The phase when the moon is half illuminated and half dark, occurring about a week after the new moon.
10. The term used to describe the moon when it is decreasing in illumination.
11. The phase when more than half of the moon is illuminated but it is not yet a full moon.