solar and Lunar Eclipses

Discover solar vs. lunar eclipses!

What's the difference between a solar and lunar eclipse? (from Physics Girl) Match the word with the definition. Eclipse the obscuring (hiding) of light from one celestial body Lunar Eclipse an eclipse where the moon passes into the Earth’s shadow Solar Eclipse an eclipse where the moon's shadow falls on Earth Lunar eclipse or Solar eclipse? lunar eclipse solar eclipse Lunar Eclipse or Solar Eclipse? Lunar Eclipse Moon is in the shadow cast by Earth Earth between Moon and Sun Blood Moon Occurs at night Occurs for a few hours or days Solar Eclipse Light from the Sun is blocked from Earth Moon is between the Sun and Earth Black out the Sun Occurs during the day Occurs for a few minutes Label the parts of the Solar and Lunar Eclipse image below. Make sure to watch out for spelling!Word bank: solar eclipse lunar eclipseSun Earth Moon shadow Sun Moon Solar Eclipse Lunar Eclipse Sun Earth Moon shadow Earth shadow About how many months are in between two lunar eclipses? 177 60 6 Why don't eclipses happen every full moon? Listen at minute 2:57 Why do we see lunar eclipses so much more often than solar eclipses? Listen at minute 3:40 The name tells you what gets darker when the eclipse happens. In a solar eclipse, the sun gets darker. In a lunar eclipse, the moon gets darker. A solar eclipses happen when the sun is blocked by the moon. Solar eclipses happen during the daytime and are only visible from a very small part of the Earth.During a lunar eclipse, Earth gets in the way of the sun’s light hitting the moon. That means that during the night, a full moon fades away as Earth’s shadow covers it up.