Across
- 2. when less than half of the moon is visible
- 5. A group of stars that make a shape or picture
- 7. a large, round piece of rock and ice that revolves around a planet
- 8. the four large planets furthest from the Sun that are made of gas
- 9. the direction that the Sun sets each evening
- 11. when the bright side of the moon is INCREASING
- 13. moon phases are caused when light is reflected off the moon from the _______
- 15. a tool that is used to view objects in space
- 17. spinning on an axis
- 18. an imaginary line that goes through the center of an object
- 19. when more than half of the moon is visible
- 20. during the moon phase we can see the full bight side of the moon
Down
- 1. when the bright side of the moon is DECREASING
- 3. the four rocky planets closest to the Sun
- 4. when an object orbits around another object
- 6. We have seasons on Earth because of the revolution of the Earth and because the Earth is _______
- 10. the planets, asteroids, and comets that orbit the Sun
- 12. during this moon phase we see only the dark side of the moon
- 14. a giant ball of hot, glowing matter
- 16. the direction that the Sun rises each morning
