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

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PathA lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth lies between the Sun and Moon, so that Earth's shadow darkens the Moon.

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.

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North Pole

Solar Eclipse

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What is the phase of the moon?

New Moon!

Quick Check!• What causes a Solar Eclipse?

Quick Check!-Answers– The Moon blocking the Sun.

– Solar Eclipse means we can’t see the Sun.