Across
- 4. a half of a sphere
- 6. To move in a circular motion around a center point.
- 8. An imaginary line that runs through the South and North Pole of the Earth
- 10. when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon
- 11. each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter)
- 13. Moon The moon is one-half illuminated by the sun
- 17. Phase The changing appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth
- 19. is used to describe something that is related to the moon
- 21. When the Moon appears to get smaller
- 23. A steady incline.
- 24. When the Moon appears to get bigger
Down
- 1. The alternate rising and falling of the sea
- 2. Tide a tide just after the first or third quarters of the moon
- 3. when the size of the illuminated portion of the moon is greater than half but not a full moon
- 5. the movement of one object around a center or another object
- 7. Bulge The oval shape of the Earth's water surrounding the planet caused by the moon's gravity
- 9. The phase of the moon in which only a curved edge of the moon's side that faced earth is illuminated
- 12. Tide a tide just after a new or full moon
- 14. the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator
- 15. Tide the state of the tide when at its lowest level
- 16. repeating path that one object in space takes around another one
- 18. Moon When the moon appears invisible
- 20. Moon the phase of the moon in which we see the entire moon lighted, and it appears bright and round
- 22. Tide the state of the tide when at its highest level
