Topic #9" Sun-Moon-Earth Crossword

One of the different shapes of the moon as seen from Earth.
The partial or total blocking of one object in space by another
The tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides.
The periodic rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean.
The tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides.
An imaginary line that passes through a planets center and its north & south poles, about which the planet rotates.
The spinning motion of a planet on its axis
The movement of an object around another object
The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space.
Either of the two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance from the equator.
Either of the two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun.
The attractive force between objects; the force that moves objects downhill.
The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion.
An object that orbits a planet; any object that orbits around another object in space.
A ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen & helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion
An object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, & has cleared the area of its orbit.
A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
A loose collection of ice & dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit.
A pattern or grouping of stars that suggest the outline of a figure or object.