Across
- 2. The very darkest, central part of a shadow.
- 4. The moon blocks the Sun's light from reaching Earth. (Occurs during a new moon).
- 6. The lighter, fuzzy part of a shadow.
- 7. The moon is between the Sun and Earth. The dark side faces us.
- 9. A tide with the smallest difference between high and low water. It happens when the moon and Sun are at a right angle to each other.
- 11. The season when your part of the Earth tilts away from the Sun.
- 13. An invisible line that goes through Earth from top to bottom. Earth spins on this line.
- 14. An imaginary line around the middle of Earth. Places near this line are always warm.
- 16. Earth is between the Sun and the moon. The bright side faces us.
- 18. A really high high tide and a really low low tide. It happens when the Sun, Earth, and moon line up (at full or new moons.
- 19. The season when your part of the Earth tilts toward the Sun.
- 20. The invisible pull between Earth and the moon. This pull causes the oceans to bulge.
Down
- 1. Earth casts a shadow on the moon. (Occurs during a full moon).
- 3. A moon that is less than half lit. It looks like a curved banana.
- 5. The lit part of the moon is growing larger.
- 8. The lit part of the moon is shrinking smaller.
- 10. Earth moving in a big circle around the Sun. It takes one year.
- 12. A moon that is more than half lit.
- 15. The regular rise and fall of ocean water.
- 17. Earth is tipped on its axis by 23.5°. This causes the seasons.