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What kind of eclipse happen when the moon's shadow travels across part of earth?
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A solar eclipse
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What travels across the surface of the earth for an eclipse occurs?
(Answered as "What travels across the surface of the Earth when an eclipse occurs?") The shadow of the Moon travels across the Earth during a Solar Eclipse. (During a Lunar Eclipse, the shadow of the Earth travels across the Moon.)
Which object's shadow travels across part of earth during a solar eclipse?
A solar eclipse is when the moon blocks out the sun.
What occurs when the moon travels through the earth's shadow?
A lunar eclipse
How many geographical degrees minutes and seconds longitude does the suns shadow travel in one minute or one second?
The Sun does not have a shadow, objects have shadows cast by the Sun. During a solar eclipse the shadow of the moon travels at varying speeds during different portions of the eclipse (at the beginning and end when the shadow of the moon just has touched the Earth or is about to drop off into space the shadow moves much faster than in the middle near maximum eclipse). The 'Terminator' (the line dividing the illuminated part of the Earth from the part in shadow) travels at 0,25° per minute across the globe.
Does a lunar eclipse occur when the moon travels through the shadow of the earth?
Yes it is true.
Why is the eclipse bad for pregnant mothers?
There is nothing harmful in an eclipse - it is simply a shadow falling across the moon.
Is a lunar eclipse when the moon is between the earth and the sun?
no a lunar eclipse is when the earth's shadow is on the moon so the order would be: Sun Earth Moon an eclipse when the moon's shadow falls across earth is a solar eclipse
When do you have a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse?
Eclipses happen when the Sun, Earth and Moon line up almost exactly, and the shadow from one hits the other. In a solar eclipse, the shadow of the Moon falls on the Earth, and in a lunar eclipse the Earth's shadow darkens the Moon.
Desribe a lunar eclipse?
The light from the moon is actually reflected light from the sun. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon travels through the Earth's shadow.
What does the role revolution play in the occurrence of an eclipse?
An eclipse is merely a shadow cast across the earth, by the moon getting between us and the sun. As the earth spins underneath this shadow, the shadow appears to travel across the earth. The shadow is relatively small and only covers a small patch, underneath which will give a total eclipse. So as the earth spins this will limit the time that any one place, under the path, will have an eclipse.
When can solor eclipse happen?
A solar eclipse occurs when the path of the moon comes between the sun and the earth. The moon casts a shadow on the earth's surface and an observer within that shadow would see a solar 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.
