Guide questions:
1.What are the heavenly bodies involved during eclipse?
2. During Solar Eclipse, which heavenly body is at the center of the alignment casting a shadow
to the other heavenly body?
3. During Lunar Eclipse, which heavenly body is at the center of the alignment casting a shadow
to the other heavenly body?
4. When does solar eclipse occur?
5. When does lunar eclipse occur?
Answers & Comments
1. In a lunar eclipse, the three bodies line up in a different order — sun, Earth, moon and the Earth casts its shadow on the moon, turning the moon a deep red.
2. The Moon also casts a shadow onto Earth. During a solar eclipse, the Moon casts two shadows on Earth.
3. During a total lunar eclipse, Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon.Earth casts a shadow into the Moon.An eclipse occurs when one heavenly body such as a moon or planet moves into the shadow of another heavenly body.
4. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon gets between Earth and the sun, and the moon casts a shadow over Earth.
5. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow.