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What causes the dark part of the phase of the moon?

The Earth blocks out some of the light from the sun going to the moon so a part of it has no light


What is it when the moon blocks out the sun?

In a total solar eclipse, the moon blocks out the sun.


What blocks the light from the sun in a solar eclipse?

THE MOON. AS EARTH ROTATE AROUND THE SUN, OUR MOON SLIGHTLY COMES IN FRONT OF THE SUN WHICH BLOCKS THE SUNLIGHT


When the moon blocks out the sun what is it called?

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the sun's light from reaching Earth. This phenomenon can result in either a total solar eclipse, where the sun is completely obscured, or a partial solar eclipse, where only part of the sun is covered.


What is an eclispe?

When the moon blocks the Sun's light from reaching Earth, and also when our planet Earth blocks the Sun's light from reaching the moon.


What is the similarity between the eclipse of the moon and the eclipse of the sun?

solar eclipse-moon blocks out sun-do not look at when occuring lunar eclipse-sun blocks out moon-feel free to look at when ocuring


When the moon is between the earth and the sun its called?

When the moon is between the earth and the sun it blocks part or all of the view of the sun and it's called a solar eclipse


This caused by a shadow and caused either the sun or the moon not to be seen?

the earth blocks the sun and moon


When the earth blocks the light of the sun on the moon what is it called?

Eclipse of the moon.


Is the sun bigger than the moon as you see it?

To the naked eye, yes, in fact the moon blocks out the sun in solar eclipses, and the moon blocks the sun in lunar eclipses. But in real life as viewed with NASA's equipment, no.


Why does the illuminated part of the moon appear to change shape?

Because the earth blocks part of the light coming from the sun so only part of the moon is alluminated, causing it to look like it is changing shape.


When the moon blocks the sun's light to the earth it is?

When the moon blocks the sun's light to the earth, it is a solar eclipse. This occurs when the moon moves between the sun and the earth, casting a shadow on the earth and temporarily blocking the sun's light.