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When the moon comes between the earth and sun and partly hides the sun from us for a time the event is called a solar eclipse.

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The moon comes between the earth and the sun?

That is called an eclipse.


What falls on the moon when the earth comes between the sun and moon?

The earth's shadow. That event is called a "lunar eclipse".


What is ment by solar eclipse?

when moon comes in between sun and earth,the shadow of the moon falls on earth and it is called a solar eclipse


When do you have a Solar Eclipse?

When the Earth is revolving around the Earth, and the moon comes between them, that is, in the middle of the Earth and the Sun,and the shadow of the moon falls on the Earth, it is called a solar eclipse.


Where does the energy for geothermal nuclear and tidal come from?

1. Geothermal - comes from the earth's internal heat. Opinions differ somewhat on where this comes from, but it seems to be accepted that this is partly heat left from the very hot rocks the earth was formed from, and partly from radioactivity deep in the earth. 2. Nuclear - comes from fission of nuclei of uranium and plutonium, which releases energy because mass is destroyed. 3. Tidal - comes from gravitational effects of the sun and moon on the oceans


What falls on the moon when the earth comes between the sun and the moon?

A solar eclipse happens when the moon comes between the sun and the earth$$$


What is a eclips?

An eclipse is when the moon comes between the sun and the earth, (solar eclipse), or the earth comes between the sun and the moon, (lunar eclipse).


When earths shadow fall on the moon what does the shadow cause?

Yes it is called Lunar Eclipse. And when Moon comes in between earth and sun, its called the Solar Eclipse.


The event where the Sun journeys between the Earth and the Moon is called?

The Sun is NEVER between the Earth and the Moon. When the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, this is called a Solar Eclipse. When the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun, this is called a Lunar Eclipse.


What layer of earth is mad up partly of crust and partly of mantle material?

the lithosphere


What is the Difference between solar wind and earth wind?

the differenc between solor wind and earth wind is that earth wind comes from the earth its self, and solor wind comes the sun which causes the planets to space out from each other.


Is Earth's name comes from a Roman god?

No Earth's name does not come from a Roman god or goddess. Earth likely comes from Norse goddess called Nerthus.