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Solar eclipse--Sun, moon, Earth
Lunar eclipse-- Sun, Earth, moon
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What does Eclipse mean in science?
An eclipse is the word used to describe an astronomical phenomenon in which the Sun, Earth and Moon happen to line up sufficiently for the Earth's shadow to fall on the Moon (a lunar eclipse) or the Moon's shadow to fall on the Earth (a solar eclipse). A lunar eclipse can be seen from half the Earth at once - the dark half. A solar eclipse has a more limited viewing area because the Moon is relatively small. Therefore although lunar and solar eclipses are equally frequent, it appears to anyone in a fixed geographical position that lunar eclipses are more frequent.
When are the sun moon and earth in a strait line?
Either a Solar Eclipse- (Sun-Moon-Earth) or a Lunar Eclipse- (Sun-Earth-Moon). These are both straight lines.
What position is moon from sun?
The moon would have to be in the earth's umbral shadow. Another words, the earth would have to be in between the sun and the moon. They would all have to be lined up also (on the ecliptic) otherwise the moon would be either above or below the earth's shadow.. hope this helps :) Aka it would have to be a full moon for a lunar eclipse to be observed.
Do eclipses occur during full moons?
No. To get a solar eclipse the moon has to be in a position between the sun and the earth, this happens only round the time of the new moon (when there is little or no moon visible). When the moon is full, the earth is between the sun and the moon (there could therefore be a "lunar" eclipse).
During a total lunar eclipse the moon is in the earths?
During a tota lunar eclipse the Moon is in the Earth;s SHADOW. In a straight line in space, it is The SUN, the Earth, & the Moon. In a total solar eclipse, the straight line is The Sun, The Moon , & the Earth. Notice in the straight line , the Earth & the Moon 'swop' places.
How would the moon and earth be during a solar and lunar eclipse?
In a complete line with the sun.
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.
How solar eclipse and lunar eclipse alike?
they are alike because the moon,sun, and earth line up in a straight line.
How is a lunar and solar eclipse alike?
Both lunar and solar eclipses are the result of positioning 3 astronomical bodies (earth, sun and moon) in a straight line relative to the observer. A solar eclipse is observed when the sun, moon, and earth are positioned in a straight line with an observer on the earth. A lunar eclipse is observed when the sun, earth, and moon are in a straight line with an observer on the earth. A lunar eclipse, as observed by an observer on the earth would appear as a solar eclipse as observed by an observer on the moon.
What website can you get an diagram of where the moon and sun are during a lunar and solar eclipse?
You can definitely get along without a website, and probably without a diagram. During either type of eclipse, the sun, moon, and earth are exactly lined up, in a straight line and in the same plane. For a solar eclipse, the moon is the one in the middle. For a lunar eclipse, the earth is the one in the middle.
What occurs when the sun and moon are in a line?
a solar or lunar eclipse. (depends which is in front)
How does solar and lunar eclipse differ in terms of the arrangement of the moon sun and the earth?
During any eclipse, the sun, moon, and Earth must be lined up on the same line, so that the one farthest from the sun is in the shadow of the middle one. During a solar eclipse, the moon is the one in the middle, and part of the Earth is in its shadow. During a lunar eclipse, the Earth is the one in the middle, and the moon is in its shadow.
What occurs when the Earth Sun and Moon form a straight line?
lunar or 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.
Why don't we see solar and lunar eclipse every lunar cycle?
We do not see those because the sun and the moon are in a line.
What are 3 similarities between a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse?
In any eclipse, the Sun, Moon and Earth line up more-or-less exactly. The eclipse is the shadow; a solar eclipse is the shadow of the Moon darkening a part of the Earth, while a lunar eclipse is the shadow of the Earth darkening the Moon.
How the moon and earth line up during a lunar eclipse?
conjunction
