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It is called an eclipse.
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Does the sun go in front of the moon or does the moon go in front of the sun?
The Moon goes in front of the Sun. The Moon is closer to the Earth than the Sun, so when both the Moon and Sun can be seen from the Earth (i.e. they are both in the same direction) the Moon will always be closer.
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 is the arrangement of earth the moon and the sun of a lunar eclipse?
Sun, Earth, Moon. The moon is covered by the Earth's shadow.
What lines up for a lunar eclipse?
Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earth . . Moon with the Earth in the 'middle', so the moon can be in the Earth's shadow.
Where is the sun and the moon and the earth during the solor eclipce?
The sun moon and earth are in a line during a solar eclipse. A solar eclipse is when the moon passes in front of the sun. So the moon is in between the sun and the earth. I know that and I am 12!
How do you get solar eclipse?
when the moon goes in front of the sun and in front of the earth
What does the phases of the moon you see depends on?
The phases of the moon are dependant on the relative positions of the sun, moon and earth. It's the angle between the view-lines to the sun and the moon, with you at the vertex of the angle. The phase of the moon you see depends on how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces earth.
When the moon shadow hits earth or earth shadow hits the moon what occurs?
An eclipse occurs. When the moon lines up between the Earth and the sun, it casts a shadow onto the Earth's surface, causing a solar eclipse. When the Earth lines up between the moon and the sun, it casts a shadow onto the moon, causing a lunar eclipse.
Why is the Moon in front of the Sun?
The moon is relatively close to the earth, whereas the sun is a huge distance away in comparison. Therefore the moon will always be in front of the sun, for example during a solar eclipse.
Eclipse why does it happen?
A solar eclipse is when the moon moves in front of the sun casting a shadow on earth. A lunar eclipse is when the earth moves in front of the sun so the moon gets no light
Why does it an eclipse happen?
A solar eclipse is when the moon moves in front of the sun casting a shadow on earth. A lunar eclipse is when the earth moves in front of the sun so the moon gets no light
When the sun the moon and earth are in a straight line would an eclipse of the sun occur?
Yes, a solar eclipse is when the moon passes in front of the earth (between the earth and sun) blocking sunlight. A lunar eclipse is when the earth is in between the sun and moon, and prevents the moon from reflecting sunlight and "shining"
