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No, when the moon's shadow falls on the earth, this is a solar eclipse. When the earth's shadow falls on the moon, it is a lunar eclipse.

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When earth's shadow falls on the moon the shadow cause a?

lunar eclipse


Is a lunar eclipse the shadow of the earth?

Yes. A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth's shadow falls on the moon.


What do you call it when the Moon's shadow falls on the earth?

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's shadow falls on the Earth, blocking the Sun's light.


When the Moon's shadow falls on the Earth it is what kind of eclipse?

When the earth's shadow falls on the moon it is a lunar eclipse.


What eclipse is it when the Moon's shadow falls on a part of the earth?

That is a lunar eclipse.


What is a eclipse of the moons?

The word "eclipse" means "in the shadows". In an eclipse of the sun, sun, moon and earth are all lined up, so that the moon's shadow falls on the Earth. In an eclipse of the moon, it is the shadow of the Earth that falls on the Moon.


When the Earth's shadow falls on the moon the shadow causes a?

lunar eclipse


When the earth's shadow falls on the moon there is?

An eclipse of the moon


What occurs when the Earth's Shadow Falls on the surface?

eclipse


During a solar eclipse the shadow of falls on?

During a solar eclipse, the shadow falls on Earth as the Moon blocks the Sun's light from reaching specific areas. This creates a temporary darkening of the sky and can be observed from the regions where the eclipse is visible.


When the Moon's shadow falls on the earth does a lunar eclipse occurs?

No. That's the description of a solar eclipse. A lunar one occurs when the Earth's shadow falls on the moon.


What eclipse occurs when earth is between the moon and the sun and earth's shadow falls on the moon?

A lunar eclipse.