Across 2. a tide of increased range that occurs two times a month, during the new and full moons 7. a body of water that rushes up through a narrow bay, estuary, or river channel during the rise of high tide and causes a very sudden tidal rise 8. the spinning of a body on its axis 9. the tide when the water is highest 10. each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun. 12. Half of Earth (Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western). 16. distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees 17. A elongated circle, or oval shape, the shape of the planets' orbit around the Sun. 18. Moon phase in which more than half of the Moon appears to be illuminated. 19. A natural satellite that revolves around a planet. 21. a line of latitude about 23 degrees South of the Equator; the farthest point south that can receive direct rays of sunlight (December Solstice) 24. when the disk of the moon does not completely cover the disk of the Sun. 26. Occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow over part of Earth 27. a stage in a process of change or development, such as the stages of the appearance of sunlight reflected off of the moon's surface. 29. a tide of minimum range that occurs during the first and third quarters of the moon 30. (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases

Down 1. the path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space 3. when the disk of the moon completely covers the disk of the Sun. Only the corona of the Sun is visible. 4. (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases 5. Any object that orbits around another object in space 6. The angle at which incoming light rays approaches a surface, such as the Sun's rays hitting the Earth's surface. 11. a line of latitude about 23 degrees North of the Equator; the farthest point north that can receive direct rays of sunlight (June Solstice) 13. the moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator 14. the periodic rise and fall of the water level in the oceans and other large bodies of water 15. Occurs when the Earth comes between the Sun and the moon and casts a shadow over the moon. 20. the difference in levels of ocean water at high tide and low tide 22. the motion of a body that travels around another body in space; one complete trip along an orbit 23. Either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator 25. pertaining to the Moon 28. An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates