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