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ECLIPSES
1. What is an eclipse?
2. During what moon phase does a solar eclipse occur?
3. During what moon phase does a lunar eclipse occur?
4. Why isn’t there a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse each month?
5. Which type of eclipse can be seen by more people?
6. Why?
7. Draw the moon's location during a Solar and a Lunar eclipse.
Solar Eclipse
Sun
Earth
Lunar Eclipse
Sun
Earth
Put the number for each statement into the correct location on the Venn Diagram.
1) Moon is between Earth and the Sun
2) The Sun, Earth, and Moon line up
3) View of the Sun is blocked from Earth
4) Moon turns dark red
5) Sun looks black
6) Happens only during a new moon
7) Caused by the Moon’s orbit around Earth
8) Happens only during a full moon
Solar Eclipse
9) Earth is between Sun and Moon
10) Moon is in Earth’s shadow
11) Seen by few parts of Earth
12) Seen by more of Earth
13) Can be total
14) Can be partial
Lunar Eclipse