PPT-Eclipses Can you describe how the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth determine the

Can you model how the shadow cast in an eclipse causes partial and total eclipses Essential Questions Eclipses Eclipse The total or partial obscuring of the sun or moon by the moon or Earths shadow is an . Made by: Grace Taggart. Size. Moon- The Moon is 3,475km. Earth- The Earth is 12,756 km. Sun- The Sun is 1,392,684 km . What types of landforms are there?. Moon- The Moon is made out of hard rocks and there are many craters and mountains.. Phases are different views of the Moon’s sunlit half. The Lunar phases are the lit & unlit portions of the moon you see from Earth.. Light from the sun reflected by the Moon’s surface. The Moon’s position in its monthly orbit determines how it appears from Earth.. By: Annette Miles. An eclipse is the casting of a _______ of one celestial body on the surface of another. The Earth’s shadow creates a _____ eclipse; the Moon’s shadow creates a _____ eclipse.. Sixth Grade: Unit 6. What are eclipses?. Although the Sun, our moon and the Earth itself are revolving around each other we are usually not revolving in the same . plane. (all lined up). But . occasionally . Lunar motions & lunar phases. Lunar axial rotation & orbital revolution. Eclipses & the line of nodes. Lunar eclipses. Solar eclipses. Relative . Earth-Moon-Sun . distances. Lunar Motions. The . Sun. Is HOT!!!. The sun is an . average . star . The heat and light are the result of . Nuclear Reactions . constantly taking place in the sun.. It is in the . center. of our solar system. . Comparison . BY KAYLA FARABEE. Earth. it takes 24 hours to rotate on its axis. It has no craters but it dose have landform such as rock and liquid . It takes 365.25 day to orbit around the sun. SUN. . The weathering on the sun is very . 1. st. period. Solar Eclipse. Moon comes in between the Earth and Sun; annually (1x a year)- blocks sun. Can see the top layer of the sun (corona). Penumbra + Umbra (2 shadows). Most eclipses are partial eclipses. By: Ava Schwartz . Size:. Earth:. The Earth is about One Million times smaller than the sun leaving it at 3,959 miles across.. Moon:. The. . Moon is 50 times smaller than the Earth leaving it at . Section 22C. The sun’s motions. Apparent motion. The sun’s motion across the sky as we see it. Caused by the earth’s rotation. Ecliptic – the line marking the apparent path of the sun against the background of the stars as the sun moves around the earth.. and. Eclipses. Phases. Eclipses. The Moon. The moon’s appearance changes significantly over the period of a "month" (to be carefully defined later). Shines by reflected sunlight. What we see depends on geometry of the Earth-Moon-Sun system.. Earth, Moon, and Sun Gravity and Motion Isaac Newton was the first scientist to explain what keeps the Earth and Moon in orbit Force – a push or a pull There is a force acting between the Earth and the moon that keeps them in orbit TidesThe tides are the rising and falling of the ocean surface as a result of the gravitational pullof the moon and the Sunon the earthThe Moon plays a bigger role than the Sun because it is closerEff A. Round and flat. B. Roughly spherical. C. Flat and square. Next. Which is the biggest?. A. The Sun. B. The Moon. C. The Earth. Next. How long does it take for the Earth to travel once around the sun?.