The Earth's Moon

1. The term used to describe a moon phase that is getting larger.
6. The very darkest part of the moon's shadow.
7. The phase of the moon when it is directly between the Earth and the Sun.
8. The motion of the moon as it spins on its own axis.
10. The pits or bowls on the surface of the moon that were created by asteroids.
11. This the theory of how the moon was formed.
14. The term used to describe a moon phase that is getting smaller.
16. The moon has about the same ______________ as the outer layers of the Earth.
17. The motion of the moon as it travels around the Earth.
18. When the moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun, blocking sunlight from Earth.
20. The different shapes of the moon that we see from Earth.
22. The phase of the moon that follows a waning gibbous.
23. The term used to describe just a sliver of the moon that is illuminated.
24. The amount of time it takes the moon to travel around the Earth.
25. The diameter of the moon is about ________ the diameter of Earth.

1. The moon phase that follows a new moon.
2. The moon has about 1/6 the amount of ____________ that the Earth has.
3. The moon does not produce its own light, instead, it reflects ___________,
4. During a full moon when the Earth is directly between the Sun and the moon.
5. The larger, less dark part of the moon's shadow.
9. Flat areas on the surface of the moon that are the result of lava flows.
12. Mountains on the surface of the moon.
13. The term used to describe a portion of the illuminated moon that is between 1/2 and full.
15. The moon has little to no _______________.
19. The side of the moon that we never see.
21. The rise and fall of ocean water as a result of the gravity generated by the moon.