Unit #2: Earth's Sky Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. of or relating to the sun
  2. 4. the center part of a shadow where the light is completely blocked
  3. 5. the days when the poles of the Earth are at their maximum tilt away or towards the sun resulting in the greatest or least amount of daylight
  4. 9. type of eclipse in which the entire Sun or Moon is blocked
  5. 10. when the Moon moves into the Earth’s shadow
  6. 13. a gradual increase
  7. 14. a satellite object that revolves around a planet
  8. 15. ratio between a model's dimensions and the actual object
  9. 17. the movement of an object around its own center axis.
  10. 19. the lunar phase when the visible part of the Moon is more than half full
  11. 20. the lunar phase when the Moon appears invisible; the beginning of the lunar phase
  12. 21. lunar phase when the visible part of the Moon is less than half full
Down
  1. 1. representation of an idea, phenomenon, or object in the universe
  2. 3. type of eclipse in which only part of the Sun or Moon is blocked
  3. 5. when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth
  4. 6. the four divisions of the year caused by the tilt of the Earth and its orbit around the sun
  5. 7. the days when the sun is shining directly on the equator resulting in equal parts day and night
  6. 8. the lunar phase when the Moon appears fully illuminated
  7. 11. the movement of an object around another object
  8. 12. a gradual decrease
  9. 16. an imaginary line running through an object around which it rotates
  10. 18. of or relating to the Moon