Across
- 4. Describes the phases following a new moon where more of the moon is illuminated by the sun
- 8. The ________ side of the moon always faces the Earth
- 9. The moon is a _________ of the Earth- an object in space that orbits around another object
- 11. During this phase we cannot see the moon from earth because the sunlit side faces away from us
- 13. During this phase the entire sunlit side of the moon faces the earth
- 14. When the moon passes directly between the Earth and sun, casting a shadow in the Earth
- 15. When the moon appears smaller than half but more than a new moon
- 17. When the moon appears larger than half but less than full
- 18. Describes the phases following a full moon where less of the moon is illuminated by the sun
Down
- 1. The path an object takes as it revolves around another object
- 2. The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth
- 3. The Earth rotates on it's _________, which is the imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles
- 5. The moon's _________ causes tides
- 6. The days of the year when there is equal amounts of sunlight and darkness
- 7. The moon __________ around the Earth
- 10. When the moon is directly behind the Earth and Earth blocks sunlight from illuminating the moon
- 12. The longest or shortest day in the year for sunlight; When one hemisphere is tilted completely towards or away from the sun
- 16. The light from this illuminates the moon
