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How do you use the word eclipse in a sentence?
An eclipse is when the moon gets directly in front of the sun.
Describe the eclipse of the sun?
In a solar eclipse, the Moon gets directly in between the Sun and the Earth, and the Moon's shadow blocks the sunlight. Sort of like a giant rocky cloud!
What is the blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when earth is directly between the sun and moon?
When earth is directly between the sun and moon, it is a lunar eclipse.when moon is directly between earth and passes across the sun, it is a solar eclipse.
What moon phase has earth directly between the sun and moon?
The full moon. Earth is ALMOST directly between the sun and moon, so the sun is "behind" us when we look at the moon. That is why the moon appears entirely lit to us, and is considered "full". If Earth IS directly between the sun and moon, which does not happen during most full moons, then there is a lunar eclipse.
Is a full moon moon when the sun is directly hitting the Earht or is that a new moon?
I don't know what you mean, the Sun always "hits the Earth directly". A full moon happens when the Moon is opposite to the Sun in the sky.
Does the moon refelect off the sun?
Yes. The moon gets its light from the sun.
From where does the moon get its light?
The moon gets its light from the sun.
Is light from the moon reflected from the sun?
Yes, the moon gets its light from the sun.
What will happen if the earth get between the sun and moon?
When the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, it is a Full Moon but when the Sun, Moon and Earth are directly in line - we will get a lunar eclipse.
What do you call the moon is directly in line with the sun?
When the moon is directly in line with the sun, it is called a "new moon." This is the phase where the moon is not visible from Earth because it is positioned between the Earth and the sun.
When is the earth between the moon and sun?
When the Earth is directly between the Moon and the Sun, it is a full moon.
Does a lunar eclipse occur when the moon passes between the earth and the sun?
No a lunar eclipse is when the Earth gets between the sun and the moon preventing the moon from reflecting the sun's ray causing it to appear to disappear. A solar eclipse is when the moon gets between the sun and the Earth.
