The Solar System, Moon, & Seasons

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Across
  1. 3. The regular rising and falling of the sea
  2. 5. A half of the Earth, either north or south of the Equator
  3. 6. The phase when the Moon is waning and half of the sunlit side can be seen
  4. 9. Any phase when less than half of the sunlit side of the moon can be seen
  5. 11. A time of year with typical weather patterns and daylight hours
  6. 14. The phase when the Moon is waxing and half of the sunlit side can be seen
  7. 16. A large natural object that orbits a planet
  8. 19. The phase when the sunlit side of the Moon is facing towards Earth
  9. 20. The shape of the sunlit side of the Moon as seen from Earth
  10. 21. An event where one object in space blocks another from view
  11. 22. An imaginary line through an object around which it spins
Down
  1. 1. Any phase when the sunlit side of the Moon appears to grow over time
  2. 2. A hemisphere experiences this when it’s tilted away from the Sun
  3. 4. Sunlight that hits the Earth’s surface at a low angle
  4. 7. Sunlight that hits the Earth’s surface at a high angle
  5. 8. When the Sun is blocked from view by the Moon
  6. 10. An imaginary line halfway between the North and South Poles
  7. 12. Any phase when more than half of the sunlit side of the Moon can be seen
  8. 13. Any phase when the sunlit side of the Moon appears to shrink over time
  9. 15. A hemisphere experiences this when it’s tilted towards the Sun
  10. 17. The phase when the sunlit side of the Moon is facing away from Earth
  11. 18. When the Moon passes into the Earth’s shadow