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A total or partial eclipse of the sun, also known as a solar eclipse, is caused by the moon passing across the face of the sun, so casting a shadow on the earth.

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What eclipse occurs when the sun moon and earth are align with each other?

Either a solar eclipse or a lunar eclipse, depending on the arrangement of the alignment.


What is the arrangement of Earth the moon and the sun during a solar eclipse?

They are in that order : Sun, Moon, Earth. In a solar eclipse, the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, casting a shadow that rapidly moves across the surface.


When earth shadow falls on the moon does this cause a solar eclipse?

No, when the moon's shadow falls on the earth, this is a solar eclipse. When the earth's shadow falls on the moon, it is a lunar eclipse.


Can a solar eclipse cause an earthquake?

No, a solar eclipse cannot cause an earthquake.


What is the type of eclipse is there when the moon is between the sun and earth?

Solar eclipse


Is the earth a solar eclipse?

No. A solar eclipse happens when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth, and what we can an eclipse is the Moon's shadow hitting the Earth.


Why is there a solar eclipse and lunar eclipse?

There is a solar eclipse when the moon blocks the sun from the Earth. A lunar eclipse is when the earth block the sun from the moon.


How does solar and lunar eclipse differ in terms of the arrangement of the moon sun and the earth?

During any eclipse, the sun, moon, and Earth must be lined up on the same line, so that the one farthest from the sun is in the shadow of the middle one. During a solar eclipse, the moon is the one in the middle, and part of the Earth is in its shadow. During a lunar eclipse, the Earth is the one in the middle, and the moon is in its shadow.


When does the eclipse of sun or solar eclipse occur?

A Solar Eclipse is a blocking of sun light reaching the Earth. The Blockage is caused by the Moon coming directly between the Sun and the Earth. The Words' Solar ; of the Sun (Latin) Eclipse ; Obscuring (Classical Greek).


What is the order of an aligment during a solar eclipse?

During a solar eclipse, the Moon is directly in between the Sun and the Earth; a solar eclipse is the Moon's shadow falling on the Earth.


What the line up during a solar and a lunar eclipse?

Solar eclipse--Sun, moon, Earth Lunar eclipse-- Sun, Earth, moon


What happens to cause a solar eclipse?

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, blocking the Sun's light from reaching Earth. This alignment causes the Moon to cast a shadow on Earth, resulting in either a total or partial solar eclipse depending on the observer's location within the shadow's path.