Across
- 2. lunar phase where the moon is completely dark from our perspective
- 4. The band where the sun is totally eclipsed, this portion is never wider than 275km
- 6. the point at which both objects orbit around their common center of mass
- 9. one 360 degree spin on its axis
- 12. lunar phase where we start to see the illuminated part of the moon and it is banana shaped
- 13. What happens when the moon's shadow falls on Earth
- 15. lunar phase in which the moon appears circular and completely lighted
- 16. Movement caused by the moon's gravity pulling Earth slightly out of orbit
Down
- 1. The wider band where only a portion of the sun is eclipsed
- 3. Movement completed once every 26,000 years in which Earth's rotational axis circles like wobbling top
- 5. the solar atmosphere which is normally invisible because of the sun's brilliance
- 7. the act of the moon becoming more full and the visible portion grows
- 8. lunar phase in which the moon is over half-full and only a small area remains dark
- 10. the act of the moon becoming less full and the visible portion shrinks
- 11. one full orbit around the sun
- 14. What happens when the Earth's shadow falls on the moon
