Sun, Moon, Earth,

How do they work together to help life survive?

Eclipses

Eclipses:• When the moon’s shadow hits the

Earth or the Earth’s shadow hits the moon an eclipse occurs.

Eclipses:• When the moon’s shadow hits the

Earth or the Earth’s shadow hits the moon an eclipse occurs.

• Eclipses are rare because the moon’s orbit is tilted about five degrees relative to the Earth’s orbit.

Orbital Planes:

Solar Eclipse:• Happens during a new moon.

Solar Eclipse:• Happens during a new moon.

• The moon is between the Earth and the sun.

Solar eclipse:

Solar Eclipse:• Happens during a new moon.

• The moon is between the Earth and the sun.

• The umbra is the very darkest part of the moon’s shadow and completely blocks the sunlight (total eclipse).

Total Solar Eclipse:

Total Solar Eclipse:

Total Solar Eclipse:

Solar Eclipse:• Happens during a new moon.• The moon is between the Earth and

the sun.• The umbra is the very darkest part

of the moon’s shadow and completely blocks the sunlight (total eclipse).

• The penumbra is the larger part of the moon’s shadow and causes partial eclipses.

Partial Solar Eclipse:

Lunar Eclipse:• Happens during a full moon.

Lunar Eclipse:• Happens during a full moon.

• The Earth is directly between the sun and the moon.

Lunar Eclipse:

Umbra

Lunar Eclipse:• Happens during a full moon.

• The Earth is directly between the sun and the moon.

• When the moon is in the Earth’s umbra you have a total lunar eclipse.

Total Lunar Eclipse:

Total Lunar Eclipse:

Lunar Eclipse:• Happens during a full moon.

• The Earth is directly between the sun and the moon.

• When the moon is in the Earth’s umbra you have a total lunar eclipse.

• When the moon is in the Earth’s penumbra you have a partial lunar eclipse.

Partial Lunar Eclipse: