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The darkest portion of the Moon's shadow during an eclipse is called the umbra.
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A person standing in the moon's what would see a particle solar eclipse?
In the Moon's shadow. Particularly, the "penumbra" which is the lighter partial shadow, rather than the "umbra", the darker total shadow area.
What is the part of a shadow that surrounds the darkest part?
There are two parts of a shadow: the UMBRA and the PENUMBRA. UMBRA is the inner darker part of a shadow. PENUBMRA is the outher lighter layer of a shadow. During a solar eclipse, the area on the planet that witnesses a complete total solar eclipse would be under the moon's shadow's UMBRA. The area that views a partial solar eclipse would be under the PENUMBRAL shadow.
A darker area on the surface of the Sun is called a?
Sunspot
Some cells have a darker stained area in the middle of the cell what is the name of this organelle?
golgi
What is it called when you have a complete area of shadow?
Umbra
What is the area of the side of the mountain that receives high rainfall is calleD?
The area of the mountain that receives high rainfall is called the windward side. This side of the mountain is typically lush and green due to the moist air being forced to rise and cool, leading to precipitation.
How is a shadow formed explain?
A shadow is made when an object blocks out light coming from a light source. because there is less light particles in that area, surfaces don't reflect as much, making it darker in that area. that is why you can't see when there is no light source.
What is an s-shadow?
when Earth due to an earthquake, there is a large area on the other side where the waves cant be detected.they called this area the S-Shadow.
True or false the umbra is the inner part of the shadow?
The umbra in a shadow is the portion where light from a source is completely blocked. This is in the middle of the shadow. The area around this, where light from part, but not all of the source shines is called the penumbra. In the shadow cast by the moon in an eclipse, the penumbra is the partial shadow that occurs before the total eclipse, and the umbra is the 'total eclipse' portion
What is it called when the area of the sun is cold and darker that comes and goes in cycles?
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What is it called when an object blocks light and forms a dark area?
shadow
What is the colored area around the nipple called?
A nipple is a nipple, simple as that. The sometimes darker // pinker skin around the nipple is called the aureole.
