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An eclipse is an astronomical event. It is a process that develops slowly across time when one object in the sky moves into the shadow of another such object. The term eclipse is most often used to describe a solar eclipse, when the Moon’s shadow crosses the Earth’s surface, or a lunar eclipse, when the Moon moves into the shadow of Earth.
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- A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes behind the earth so that the earth blocks the sun’s rays from striking the moon.
- A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, and the Moon fully or partially covers the Sun as viewed from some locations on Earth.
- A Solar eclipse always occurs two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.
- Lunar eclipses can only occur during a full moon. Solar eclipses can only occur during a new moon.
- Eclipses very often occur in threes, alternating lunar, solar and lunar.
- The maximum time a lunar eclipse can last is 3 hours and 40 minutes. The maximum time for a total solar eclipse is 7 minutes and 40 seconds.
- Lunar eclipses can occur up to 3 times a year. Solar eclipses can occur at least 2 and no more than 5 times a year.
- Lunar eclipses are visible over an entire hemisphere. Solar eclipses are visible in a narrow path a maximum of 167 miles wide.
- The cycle of eclipses repeats every 18.6 years called the saros.
- The eclipse shadow moves at 2,000 mph at the Earth’s poles and 1,000 mph at the Earth’s equator.
This bundle contains 10 ready-to-use Eclipse Worksheets that are perfect for students who want to learn more about an eclipse which is an astronomical event. It is a process that develops slowly across time when one object in the sky moves into the shadow of another such object.
Download includes the following worksheets:
- Eclipse Facts
- The Sun and the Moon
- Quick Quiz
- Ancient Astronomy
- The Solar Eclipse
- Define and Match
- Coloring the Skies
- Check you Calendar
- Safety Reminders
- Myths During Eclipse
- Word Creator
- The Lunar Eclipse
- Define the Pictures
- Selenelion Phenomena
- Lunar Eclipse in Culture
- Effects of Lunar Eclipse
- Moon Poetry
- Universal Eclipse
- Planets and Eclipse
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