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When the sun earth and moon are in a straight line it is called?
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∙ 13y ago
It could be a lunar eclipse (when the earth is in between both the sun and the moon) or a solar eclipse (when the moon is in between both the earth and the sun).
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During a total lunar eclipse the moon is in the earths?
During a tota lunar eclipse the Moon is in the Earth;s SHADOW. In a straight line in space, it is The SUN, the Earth, & the Moon. In a total solar eclipse, the straight line is The Sun, The Moon , & the Earth. Notice in the straight line , the Earth & the Moon 'swop' places.
What is a zyzygy?
A ZYZYGY is when the earth, moon and sun are all in a straight line.
How does the shadow of the earth on the moon have a straight line through it when its half full?
The shadow of the earth never falls on the moon when the moon is half full.
What best describes how a new moon occurs?
The moon is between Earth and the sun. They have to be directly in a straight line, where the moon is in between the earth and the sun.
What would happen if the moon fell out of orbit?
It would not collide with planet earth. It would travel in a straight line away from the earth perpendicular to the line between the earth and the moon.
When the sun and earth are in a straight line it is called?
It could be a lunar eclipse (when the earth is in between both the sun and the moon) or a solar eclipse (when the moon is in between both the earth and the sun).
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.
During a total lunar eclipse the moon is in the earths?
During a tota lunar eclipse the Moon is in the Earth;s SHADOW. In a straight line in space, it is The SUN, the Earth, & the Moon. In a total solar eclipse, the straight line is The Sun, The Moon , & the Earth. Notice in the straight line , the Earth & the Moon 'swop' places.
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.
If yo you were to travel from earth round the moon and back to the earth how far have you traveled?
In a straight line, half a million miles. But you can't do it in a straight line.
What is a zyzygy?
A ZYZYGY is when the earth, moon and sun are all in a straight line.
Why is the Moon's orbit tilted?
Maybe because the earth's tilted orbital plane causes the moon to orbit tiled, if the earth was straight it has said that the moon would orbit straight line.
How does the shadow of the earth on the moon have a straight line through it when its half full?
The shadow of the earth never falls on the moon when the moon is half full.
What best describes how a new moon occurs?
The moon is between Earth and the sun. They have to be directly in a straight line, where the moon is in between the earth and the sun.
What would happen if the moon fell out of orbit?
It would not collide with planet earth. It would travel in a straight line away from the earth perpendicular to the line between the earth and 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.
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.
