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Yes. This was one of the ways that the ancient Greek and Babylonian astronomers knew that the Earth was a sphere!

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The curved shadow on the moon during a lunar eclipse is evidence of earth's what?

The curved shadow on the moon during a lunar eclipse is evidence of Earth's round shape. The Earth's shadow that falls on the moon is always curved because of the spherical shape of the Earth, which causes the shadow to appear rounded.


During a lunar eclipse the moon is in its Earth's what?

During a lunar eclipse, the moon is in Earth's shadow.


The moon casts a shadow on Earth during a?

An eclipse. When the Earth is in the Moon's shadow, it's a solar eclipse; when the Moon is in the Earth's shadow, it's a lunar eclipse.


Why is the umbra during a lunar eclipse larger than during a solar eclipse?

The umbra of the Earth's shadow during lunar eclipse is larger than the umbra of the Moon's shadow during a solar eclipse because the Earth is much larger than the Moon is; so, the Earth's shadow is bigger than the Moon's shadow.


Explain how an eclipse is evidence of the earth being sphercial in shape?

Circle because the earth gets the light from the sun makes a shadow of the earth wich is a movig circle in the satespheresinserlysamanthacarlinHightowertrail elm fourthgrade loves the planets


Why does lunar eclipse during full moon?

The Earth casts a shadow on the Moon during a Lunar Eclipse, this can only happen during a Full Moon.


What moon is in earth during a lunar eclipse?

During a lunar eclipse, a full moon passes through the earth's shadow.


Which object's shadow travels across part of earth during a solar eclipse?

During a solar eclipse, it is the shadow of the moon that travels across part of the Earth as it passes between the Earth and the Sun. This creates the phenomenon where the moon blocks the sunlight from reaching the Earth's surface, causing a temporary darkness known as the eclipse.


What happens on eclipse?

An eclipse is a shadow. A solar eclipse is the Moon's shadow on the Earth, and a Lunar eclipse is the Earth's shadow on the Moon.


Describe the relative positions of Earth the sun and the moon during a solar eclipse and during a lunar eclipse?

During a lunar eclipse, the Earth is between the sun and the moon; the shadow of Earth darkens the moon. During a solar eclipse, the moon is between Earth and the sun; the moon blocks the sun.


What occurs when earth is in a direct line between the sun and the moon?

A LUNAR Eclipse. This occurs at Full Moon. A lunar eclipse changes the moon's reflective light from 'bright white' to a dull 'grey/red' light. This is the Rayleigh effect. During a partial lunar eclipse, the curved shadow between light and dark is the shadow of the Earth upon the Moon. Moon Do not confuse with Solar Eclipse, when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth (New Moon). NNB Solar Eclipse ; Sun - Moon - Earth (New Moon) Lunar Eclipse ; Sun - Earth - Moon. (Full Moon).


What do you call the dark shadow caused by the moon on the earth?

The dark shadow caused by the moon on Earth is called the umbra during a solar eclipse.