Week 31 - Tides, Gravity, and Eclipses

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Across
  1. 5. a ___ eclipse can only occur during the full moon
  2. 6. the brightest phase of the lunar cycle (2 words)
  3. 8. how many high and low tides we have each day
  4. 9. our solar system in located in the ____ galaxy (2 words)
  5. 10. the tide with the smallest difference between high and low tides (2 words)
  6. 13. the type of eclipse that happens when the alignment is sun/moon/earth (2 words)
  7. 15. the smallest area of an eclipse, where the most complete eclipse occurs
  8. 16. the ___ tide can only occur during the full and new moon phase
Down
  1. 1. the larger area of an eclipse, where a partial eclipse occurs
  2. 2. the closer a planet is to the sun the ___ its orbit
  3. 3. gravity causes the planets to ___ the sun
  4. 4. the type of eclipse that happens when the alignment is sun/earth/moon (2 words)
  5. 5. the farther away a planet is from the sun the ___ its orbit
  6. 7. the ___ tide can only occur during the first quarter and last quarter moon phase
  7. 11. the ___ between the Earth and the moon can affect the timing of eclipses
  8. 12. the driving force between most everything that happens in our solar system
  9. 14. the tide with the largest difference between high and low tides (2 words)
  10. 17. a solar eclipse can only occur during which phase of the moon cycle? (2 words)