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An eclipse of the Sun, if they are in that order. Moon, Earth and Sun would be an eclipse of the Moon..

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Q: What occurs when the sun moon and earth are in a line?
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What occurs when the sun moon earth are in a line shadow?

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth.


When the earth is between the moon and the sun occurs?

When the earth is between the moon and the sun, a full moon occurs. In the less common instance when the Earth is between the moon and the sun and all three are in line, a lunar eclipse occurs.


What kind of eclipse occurs when the sun moon and earth are not in a line?

No eclipse can occur unless the sun, moon, and earth arein line.


What best describes how a new moon occurs?

The moon is between Earth and the sun. They have to be directly in a straight line, where the moon is in between the earth and the sun.


Why do you see different phases of the moon if the same side is always facing the earth?

The phases of the moon are the result of the ever-changing positions of the Earth, moon, and sun relative to one another. When the moon and the sun are on opposite sides of the earth (whereby the sun, earth, and moon form a straight line), a full moon occurs. When the moon and sun are on the same side of the earth (whereby the sun,moon, and earth form a straight line), a new moon occurs.


When earth moon and sun are in line with one another what occurs?

an eclipse


When does earth have an eclipse?

When the Sun, Earth and Moon line up exactly, an eclipse occurs. If the alignment is sun, Moon, Earth, then it is a solar eclipse. If the alignment is Sun, Earth, Moon, then we have a lunar eclipse.


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

solar eclipse


What type of eclipse occurs when the earth moon and sun are lined up?

Earth, Moon, and Sun line up with both solar and lunar eclipses.


What causes solar eclipse?

a solar eclipse, which occurs when the new Moon passes directly between the Sun and the Earth


How a solar eclipse form?

A solar eclipse is formed on a new moon day, when Sun , Moon and Earth come in a stragiht line. The eclipse occurs on the earth where shadow of moon falls on our lovely planet, Earth.


Why do you have eclipses?

Earth, Moon and Sun line up and it looks like the Moon is covering the Sun.That's a solar eclipse.A lunar eclipse is when they line up with Earth in the middle and the shadow of the Earth is on the Moon.