PHASES OF THE MOON

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Across
  1. 1. The large round body that circles the Earth about every 27.3 days.
  2. 3. When that part of the Moon is getting larger
  3. 5. The moon phase where the Moon is more than half-illuminated but not a full circle.
  4. 6. The third planet from the Sun where we live.
  5. 10. A regular repeating path that one object in space takes around another
  6. 12. The number of main phases of the Moon
  7. 13. When half the Moon is lit on its left side
  8. 14. When the whole side of the Moon is fully illuminated
  9. 15. When the Moon passes into the Earth's shadow with the Sun on the other side of the Earth.
  10. 16. A sliver shape of the Moon
Down
  1. 2. When the visible part of the Moon isn't visible from Earth
  2. 4. When half the Moon is lit on its right side
  3. 7. When that part of the Moon is getting smaller
  4. 8. When the Earth moves directly between the Earth and Sun and casts a shadow on Earth
  5. 9. The Sun does this so we can see the Moon from Earth
  6. 11. The changing shapes of the visible part of the Moon