Solar and Lunar Eclipses!
•What causes Solar and Lunar
Eclipses?
Quick Review!
• Solar means
• Lunar means
The SUN!
The MOON!
What is an Eclipse?
• An eclipse happens when one object gets in
between you and another object and blocks
your view.
Get out of my way, I can’t see!
Lunar Eclipse
• When the Earth’s shadow covers the Moon,
we can’t see it as well, so we call this a Lunar
Eclipse.
Lunar Eclipse
Sun
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth lies
between the Sun and Moon, so that Earth's
shadow darkens the Moon.
Earth
Moon
Moon’s
Path
Quick Check!
• What causes a Lunar Eclipse?
Quick Check!-Answer
– The Moon traveling into the Earth’s
Shadow.
– Lunar Eclipse means we can’t see the
Moon.
Solar Eclipse
• The Moon blocks the light of the Sun so we
can’t see it.
Solar Eclipse
Sun
What is the phase of the moon?
New Moon!
Moon
South
Pole
North
Pole
Quick Check!
• What causes a Solar Eclipse?
Quick Check!-Answers
– The Moon blocking the Sun.
– Solar Eclipse means we can’t see the Sun.