Our Moon Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• first quarter : half illuminated, with light on right
• waxing : light on right, increasing light
• eight : number of moon phases
• away : each year, the moon moves _
• waxing gibbous : more than half illuminated, with light on right
• crescent : less than half illuminated
• revolution : object circles around another object
• lunar eclipse : when the moon passes through earth’s shadow
• reflects : the moon does not produce light, it _
• rotate : spinning
• last quarter : half illuminated, with light on left
• full moon : the moon is 100% illuminated
• solar eclipse : when the moon moves in a line directly between the earth and sun, creating a shadow on the earth
• waning gibbous : more than half illuminated, with light on left
• craters : the moon's surface has _
• earth : moon orbits around the _
• billion : moon is approx. 4.53 _ years old
• waning crescent : less than half illuminated, with light on left
• new moon : also known as no moon
• waxing crescent : less than half illuminated, with light on right
• orbit : curved path of object
• waning : light on left; decreasing light
• moon cycle : same as lunar cycle
• gibbous : more than half illuminated, but less than full