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When the Sun, Moon and Earth are all lined up exactly, we have an eclipse. If the Earth is in the middle, it's a lunar eclipse. When the Moon is in the middle, it's a solar eclipse.
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When the earth the moon and the sun are in line what can occur?
When the Earth, Sun and Moon are in line an eclipse can occur.
What is the correct order during a lunar eclipse?
during a lunar eclipse, earth, sun and moon are in a straight line, First it's the sun, then earth, and last the moon.
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 are the relative positions of the Moon Earth and Sun when the tidal bulges are at their largest?
In a line. Sun, Moon, Earth or Sun, Earth, Moon
What occurs when the sun moon and earth are in a line?
An eclipse of the Sun, if they are in that order. Moon, Earth and Sun would be an eclipse of the Moon..
What will happen if the earth get between the sun and moon?
When the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, it is a Full Moon but when the Sun, Moon and Earth are directly in line - we will get a lunar eclipse.
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.
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.
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.
Tides are highest when earth is in line with?
when the sun, earth, and the moon are nearly in a line
Where is the moon in relation to Earth and the sun during new moon?
At the "new" moon, the moon is between the Earth and the Sun. When it is on a direct line between the Earth and Sun, that new moon becomes a solar eclipse.
When the sun moon and earth are all in line tides?
When the moon is either 180 degrees from the sun, or aligned with it. That is, if you could draw a straight line from the sun to the earth and out into space beyond, if the moon lands anywhere on that line, you have spring tides. In that alignment, you'll have either a new moon or a full moon.
