The Earth in space

3. the change in the Moon’s appearance between a full moon and the following new moon
4. a body such as a moon that orbits another celestial body of a larger size and mass
8. occurs when the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun and prevents some or all of the Sun’s light reaching a place on Earth
11. occurs when the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun so that all of the Sun’s light to a place on Earth is blocked by the Moon
13. an attractive force between two objects which have mass
15. very high tide that occurs when there is a new or full moon
16. days with the same number of daylight hours as night hours

1. the change in the Moon’s appearance between a new moon and the following full moon
2. the day of the year with the fewest daylight hours
5. moon the view of the Moon seen from Earth when the whole of its near side is in sunlight
6. the regular rise and fall of water level of the ocean, in a cycle close to twelve and a half hours
7. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft about a star or planet, for example the path of the Earth around the Sun or the Moon around the Earth
9. a weaker high and low tide that occurs when the Sun and the Moon are not in the same line as the Earth
10. the turning of an object about its own axis (between the North and South poles)
12. all of space and the matter and energy contained in it
14. occurs when the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon so that some or all of the Moon’s surface does not receive light from the Sun and cannot be seen