World Of The Universe

Eclipse of the Moon / Lunar eclipse

1. An eclipse occurs when the Sun, the Earth and the Moon are arranged in a straight line.

2. The Earth is directly between the Sun and the Moon.

3. The shadow of the Earth falls onto the Moon.

4. A lunar eclipse can only occur on a full moon night.

 

Eclipse of the Sun / Solar eclipse

1. An eclipse of the Sun occurs when the Sun, the Earth and the Moon are arranged in a straight line. 

2. The Moon is directly between the Sun and the Earth.

3. The shadow of the Moon falls onto the Earth.

4. A solar eclipse can only occur during daytime on a new moon day.

Exercise.

Fill in the blanks with the correct answers.

Earth     dark     Moon    straight      light

1. The Moon can be seen at night because it reflects _______________ from the Sun to the Earth.

2. Eclipse of the Moon will occur if no __________ falls on the Moon.

3. The eclipse of the Moon will occur if:

     i. the __________ is between the Sun and the Moon;

    ii. the Moon, the Earth and the Sun are in a __________ line.

4. Total eclipse of the Moon occurs if the whole Moon is in the Earth's __________ part.