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A solar eclipse is where the moon moves in front of the sun causing a shadow across part of earth and a lunar eclipse is where the earth's shadow covers the moon. A solar eclipse also happens during the day while a lunar eclipse occurs at night.

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What are the kinds of eclipses?

On earth there are 2 eclipses, Lunar and Solar eclipses


Which type of eclipse is more common: solar or lunar eclipses?

Solar eclipses are more common than lunar eclipses.


What days do the solar and lunar eclipses fall on?

It's different everytime.


What certain alignments of Earth the Moon and the Sun cause?

It can cause lunar eclipses, and solar eclipses.


How are solar eclipses alike from lunar eclipses?

All eclipses are shadows. A solar eclipse is the Moon's shadow on the Earth. A lunar eclipse is the Earth's shadow on the Moon.


What are the eclipses of the sun and moon called?

Solar and lunar eclipses


Why do most people think that lunar eclipses occur more often then a solar eclipses?

Most people may think lunar eclipses occur more often because lunar eclipses are visible from a larger geographic area on Earth compared to solar eclipses. Lunar eclipses also last longer and are easier to observe with the naked eye, making them seem more common. However, in reality, both lunar and solar eclipses occur at about the same frequency.


How many eclipses are there in a calendar year?

The answer very much depends on the year. One calendar year has a minimum of four eclipses, which are two solar eclipses and two lunar eclipses. A year can have as many as seven eclipses. So each year is different.


What are the 2 types of eclipses?

solar and lunar.


What are the two main eclipses?

Solar and lunar.


What are the eclipses of the sun and the moon?

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