The Moon

2. lighter, elevated regions of the moon covered in craters
4. the appearance of the moon growing
9. the most accepted theory to how the moon formed.
11. the moon phases after waning gibbous
12. the celestial object the moon orbits around
13. a circular depression on the moon's surface caused by impacts from meteoroids
15. produces heat and light through nuclear fusion reactions
19. the phase of the moon right before and after the full moon
20. the appearance of the moon shrinking
21. the side of the Moon we always see
25. the moon revolves and rotates at the same ____
26. the phases of the Moon depends on the Moons _____ in its orbit around Earth
27. the phase of the moon right before and after a new moon
28. another word for revolve

1. the moon phase after waxing crescent
3. dark, flat plains on the moon formed by ancient volcanic activity
5. the side of the Moon always facing away from Earth
6. the moon reflects this from the sun
7. the number of moons Earth has
8. they call the Moon this because it orbits the Earth
10. The different shapes of the Moon visible from Earth
14. it takes the Moon 27.3 days to _____ around the Earth
16. the phase of the moon when no light is illuminating it
17. the celestial object that orbits the Earth
18. the Moon does not have this, so it's temperature cannot be regulated like on Earth
19. the force that pulls two things together
22. it takes the Moon 27.3 days to _____ on it's axis
23. the name of the moon phases cycle
24. the more you have of this, the stronger the gravitational pull