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What happens when the moon passes directly between earth and the sun and blocks the sun's light?
Solar eclipse
What happens to the moon as it goes through its phases?
nothing basically happens the earth just blocks the sun so that the moon doesn't get so much at sertain times.
Why does the solar eclipse happen?
A solar eclipse happens if the moon, in its orbit around the earth, is located in the direct line of sight from the earth to the sun. The effect would be that the moon blocks the view of the sun.
When the earth blocks the light of the sun on the moon what is it called?
Eclipse of the moon.
Why does the moon appear to wax and wane?
the earth blocks it from the sun
What happens when the moon passes directly between earth and the sun and blocks the sun's light?
Solar eclipse
When does lunar eclipse happens?
A total lunar eclipse happens when the Earth blocks out the moon entirely from the sun.
What is the eclipic?
A lunar eclipes happens when the moon blocks the light and energy from the sun from approaching Earth.
Does a solar eclipse happens when the moon blocks out light from the sun?
Correct. A solar eclipse is when the Moon's shadow hits the Earth.
What is an eclispe?
When the moon blocks the Sun's light from reaching Earth, and also when our planet Earth blocks the Sun's light from reaching the moon.
What is the differences between a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse?
a solar eclipse is where the earth blocks the sunlight to the moon (sun--earth--moon) a lunar eclipse is where the moon blocks the sunlight to the earth (sun--moon--earth)
What eclipse is it when the moon is between the earth and sun?
A solar Eclipse. The moon blocks the sun out to observers on Earth.
Why a lunar eclipse happens?
The earth's shadow blocks the light from the sun from reaching the moon, so we can no longer see it.
What happens to the moon as it goes through its phases?
nothing basically happens the earth just blocks the sun so that the moon doesn't get so much at sertain times.
Why does the solar eclipse happen?
A solar eclipse happens if the moon, in its orbit around the earth, is located in the direct line of sight from the earth to the sun. The effect would be that the moon blocks the view of the sun.
How does the elliptical path of the moon start eclipses?
Solar Eclipse- When the moon passes between the sun and the earth the moon blocks our vision of the sun. Lunar Eclipse- When the earth sits exactly between the sun and the moon, the earth blocks the sun's rays from hitting (and reflecting) off the moon.
Why have an lunar eclipse?
It happens when the earth blocks the sunlight from reaching the moon and the sun's shadow shows on the moon. The moon is an orangey color and it is much easier to observe.
