Across
- 2. The portion of the moon or a planet reflecting light as seen from Earth
- 4. Less of the moon's near side is lit each time
- 5. The motion of one object around another object
- 8. Spinning motion
- 10. The lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked
- 12. When the moon's shadow appears on Earth's surface
Down
- 1. is a day when Earth's rotation axis is the most toward or away from the Sun
- 3. More of the moon's near side is lit each side
- 6. The large, dark, flat areas on the moon; formed when lava flowed up the Moon's crust and solidified
- 7. axis the line on which an object rotates
- 9. Is a day when Earth's rotation axis is leaning along Earth's orbit, neither toward nor away from the sun
- 11. The path an object follows as it moves around another object
