Across
- 3. "shrinking" - phases when the moon appears to get smaller
- 4. amount of time it takes the Earth to revolve around the sun
- 6. point of the year at which days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in another
- 9. changing appearances of the moon as seen from Earth
- 10. time of year when day and night are of equal length
- 11. amount of time it takes for the Earth to make one rotation
- 13. large round pit caused by the impact of a meteoroid
- 14. Earth's only natural satellite
- 15. daily rise and fall of the oceans caused mainly by the gravitational pull of the moon
Down
- 1. amount of time it takes the moon to complete all eight phases
- 2. medium sized star at the center of our solar system
- 5. experienced when the Earth is facing away from the sun
- 7. shape of Earth's orbit as it travels around the Sun
- 8. period of the year characterized by particular conditions of weather and temperature
- 12. "growing" - phases when the moon appears to get larger