Sun Earth Moon Crossword

5. Type of tide in which there is only one high tide and one low tide (not two of each) per day.
6. When the Sun and moon are separated by a 90 degree angle, this kind of tide occurs.
8. Whenever less than one-half of the moon’s face is illuminated, the phase is known as a _____.
10. Another name for the Northern Lights.
11. Phase of the moon in which you cannot see the moon from our perspective on Earth.
12. If more than half of the moon’s face is illuminated, the phase is known as a _____.
13. Continuously changing dark regions on the Sun that prove that the Sun rotates.

1. The force from the Sun and moon that causes our tides on Earth.
2. Phase of the moon in which all of the surface area of the moon can be seen by us on Earth.
3. Occurs when the moon aligns exactly between the Sun and Earth.
4. Lighter outer portion of a shadow caused by an eclipse.
6. Process of combining lighter elements into heavier elements in the core of our Sun.
7. Abbreviation for ejections from the Sun that can effect life on Earth (such as causing power outage).
9. When the Sun and moon are aligned, this kind of tide occurs.
14. Dark central portion of a shadow caused by an eclipse.