A phase of the moon that comes after a 1st quarter moon and before a full moon where almost all of the moon is lit up from the right to the left, except a small bit on the left.

A small, rocky object that orbits the sun; most asteroids are located in a band between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter

Animal hunted or caught for food

A measure of how hot (or cold) something is; specifically, a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object.

An environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce.

The Moon appears to be partly but less than one-half illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is decreasing.

A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.

Heat energy

A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten

A state of matter with no definite shape or volume

Moon phase that occurs when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun, at which point the Moon cannot be seen because its lighted half is facing the Sun and its dark side faces Earth.

Occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow over part of Earth

The collection of planets and their moons in orbit around a sun, together with smaller bodies such as asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.