Across
- 3. A moon that is getting bigger, more than half is visible.
- 5. A moon that is getting bigger, less than half is visible.
- 6. Another word for more than half.
- 7. a unit of measurement that is longer than a light year.
- 10. Once a meteor makes contact with a planet.
- 12. another name for a moon.
- 13. The fourth planet from the Sun.
- 17. A unit of measurement equal to the distance from the Sun to the Earth.
- 18. The closest planet to the Sun.
- 19. Another word for getting smaller.
- 22. The ________side of the moon always faces the Earth.
- 23. The fifth planet from the Sun.
- 24. The only way to see the other side of the moon is from __________.
Down
- 1. how far light travels in a year. (distance)
- 2. The wind that is released from the Sun.
- 3. A moon that is getting smaller, less than half is visible.
- 4. The center most part of a comet, resembles an asteroid.
- 8. The place between Mars and Jupiter that most asteroids can be found.
- 9. The tail of a comet made of gases.
- 10. the name of our galaxy.
- 11. The Earth is about _______ light seconds from the Sun.
- 13. A piece of rock that is smaller than an asteroid that enters the Earth’s atmosphere.
- 14. A moon that is getting smaller, more than half is visible.
- 15. When the moon is a quarter through its cycle.
- 16. When the entire side of the moon reflecting light is visible.
- 20. Half of the moon is_________ lit.
- 21. Another word for getting bigger.
