Across
- 2. The spinning motion of a planet on its axis
- 3. Crescent Moon moon phase that comes after a new moon and before a first quarter moon; less than half of the moon is lit up on the right side
- 4. Moon moon phase when the entire side facing Earth is illuminated.
- 6. Quarter Moon The phase of the moon when it is one-quarter of the way through its orbit, and we see the right-half of the moon lighted
- 8. Gibbous Moon The moon's phase when the sunlight portion of the moon is more than half on the right side and is getting larger.
- 10. The movement of an object around another object
Down
- 1. Crescent Moon The phase in which the sunlight portion of the moon is less than half on the left side, and is getting smaller
- 3. Gibbous Moon The moon's phase when the sunlight portion is more than half on the left side, but it's getting smaller
- 5. Cycle A sequence of phases of the moon as it revolves around the Earth once every 28 days.
- 7. Last Quarter Moon The phase of the moon when it is three-quarters of the way through its orbit, and we see the left-half of the moon lighted
- 9. Moon A moon that is completely dark because it's unlit side is facing Earth