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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.
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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.
The moon casts a shadow on Earth during a?
An eclipse. When the Earth is in the Moon's shadow, it's a solar eclipse; when the Moon is in the Earth's shadow, it's a lunar eclipse.
Is the earth a solar eclipse?
No. A solar eclipse happens when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth, and what we can an eclipse is the Moon's shadow hitting the Earth.
Is eclipse a planet?
No. An eclipse is a shadow. A solar eclipse is the shadow of the Moon hitting the Earth, and a lunar eclipse is the shadow of the Earth hitting the Moon.
Why is there a solar eclipse and lunar eclipse?
There is a solar eclipse when the moon blocks the sun from the Earth. A lunar eclipse is when the earth block the sun from 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)
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
What isan eclipse?
An eclipse is a shadow. A lunar eclipse is the shadow of the Earth darkening the Moon, while a solar eclipse is a shadow of the Moon darkening the Earth.
What is the type of eclipse is there when the moon is between the sun and earth?
Solar eclipse
Is an eclipse a planet?
Not really, but perhaps in a way; a lunar eclipse is a SHADOW of a planet, the planet Earth. Eclipses are shadows. A solar eclipse is the Moon's shadow on the Earth; a lunar eclipse is the Earth's shadow on the Moon.
What is a eclipse of the Sun by Earth?
Lunar eclipse. Where the Moon is behind the Earth, thus eclipsing it.
What are the kinds of eclipes?
the kinds of eclipse in our earth is solar eclipse and lunar eclipse
