Across
- 3. When the Earth is directly between the sun and the moon, there is a _______ eclipse.
- 5. When the moon is directly between the sun and the Earth, there is a _______ eclipse.
- 6. The moon __________ is a stage in the repeating, predictable pattern of change in the moon’s appearance from Earth.
- 7. The moon's orbit around Earth takes about _____-_____ days.
- 8. A ______ moon phase occurs when little or none of the sunlight that hits the moon is reflected down to Earth.
Down
- 1. A ______ moon occurs when the whole side of the moon facing Earth is sunlit.
- 2. The sun, Earth, and the moon are parts of a system. The three objects interact in space, pulling on each other with the force of ________.
- 4. The differences in the moon's shape result from the ___________ positions of the sun, the moon, and Earth.
