Across
- 2. Tidal bulges are created on opposite sides of the earth due to gravity
- 4. Spinning of an object on its axis
- 5. The moon phase when the dark side faces earth
- 6. An imaginary line an object rotates on
- 10. The opposite direction of a rotating clock
- 12. When the moon passes between and the moon blocks the sun
- 13. When the moon passes directly behind the earth into its shadow
- 14. Lowest tidal range
- 15. The tide at its fullest when water reaches its highest level
Down
- 1. a solstice that occurs on December 21-22 in the northern hemisphere and June 21-22 in the southern hemisphere
- 3. When the tide is at its lowest point
- 7. The orbiting of an object around another
- 8. The moon phase when the whole disk is lit
- 9. Spring, when the sun is directly above earths equator and day and night are the same length
- 11. a solstice that occurs on June 21-22 in the northern hemisphere and December 21-22 in the southern hemisphere