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Work out which Sun-Earth-Moon alignment causes each eclipse, and why eclipses do not happen every month.
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The Moon moves directly between the Sun and Earth, and its shadow falls on part of Earth's surface. What kind of eclipse does this alignment produce?
During a solar eclipse, which body casts the shadow and which body receives it?
Over about an hour, a curved shadow creeps across the Moon's bright disk until the whole disk is dark. Listed from the Sun outward, what is the order of the three bodies?
Maya models eclipses with a lamp for the Sun, a large ball for Earth, and a small ball for the Moon. To model a lunar eclipse, where should she place the small ball?
The Sun, Earth, and the Moon must line up almost exactly for any eclipse to happen.
Both eclipse types need the Sun, Earth, and the Moon nearly in a straight line. What makes the two alignments different?
A dark round patch of shadow sweeps across farmland in the middle of the day, and the sky dims. What is blocking the sunlight?
During which eclipse does the Moon pass through the darkest, inner part of Earth's shadow?
The Moon completes an orbit of Earth about once a month, yet most months pass with no eclipse. What best explains this?
A new moon comes around every month, but a solar eclipse does not follow it. Where does the Moon's shadow usually go?
Eclipses happen at every new moon and at every full moon.
Earth's orbit around the Sun and the Moon's orbit around Earth lie in slightly different planes. About how big is the tilt between them?
A student claims a lunar eclipse could happen during a first quarter moon. What is wrong with that claim?
Sam's model keeps the Moon ball on a perfectly flat, level path around the globe, so it produces an eclipse every single orbit. What should he revise?
A total lunar eclipse takes place tonight. Who on Earth is able to watch it?
The Moon's dark inner shadow crosses a country during a total solar eclipse. Who sees the Sun completely covered?
At what time of day can a solar eclipse be watched from the ground?
During a total lunar eclipse, how does the Moon usually look to someone watching from Earth?
Lin safely watches a dark round disk slide slowly across the Sun's bright face. What is that dark disk?
Why can the whole night side of Earth watch a lunar eclipse, while a total solar eclipse is watched from only a narrow strip?
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