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: