Astronomy Chapter 10 Crossword
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
 
 
Down: 1) phase of the moon between the first quarter and full2) visible crescent shape when the amount of the moon's surface that is illuminated is increasing 3) phase of the moon between full and last quarter5) the time for the moon to complete one trip around Earth with respect to the stars (one complete rotation in space)6) slight variations of the moon's motion (slow rocking back and forth), allowing us to see a bit more than just half of the moon's surface over a whole month (up to 59%)8) the motion of the moon around the Earth9) moon phase when the amount of the moon's surface that is illuminated is increasing and half of the disc is visible 11) phase of the moon where the full disc is illuminated and visible14) the illuminated portion of the moon as seen from Earth Across: 4) visible crescent shape when the amount of the moon's surface that is illuminated is decreasing7) moon phase when the amount of the moon's surface that is illuminated is decreasing and half of the disc is visible 10) the time for the moon to complete one trip around Earth with respect to the Sun; the time between two identical moon phases (29.5 Earth days)12) the rotation of the moon on its axis in the same amount of time it takes to complete a full orbit around the Earth; results in always seeing the same side of the moon from Earth13) the proportion of sunlight that the moon reflects back into space15) the spinning of the moon about its axis16) the first lunar phase, where the moon is not visible from Earth (to the naked eye)
 

 

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