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eclipse
an event during which one object in space casts a shadow onto another object.
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umbra
causes a total eclipse
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penumbra
causes a partial eclipse
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solar eclipse
this happens when the Sun-Moon-Earth are lined up in this order.
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total solar eclipse
a complete blocking of the sun by the moon. Occurs when you are standing in the moon's umbra.
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lunar eclipse
This type of eclipse occurs when the order is Sun, Earth, and Moon.
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total lunar eclipse
when the moon passes completely into Earth's umbra.
Occurs at full moon
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During a solar eclipse what casts the shadow?
the moon
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During a lunar eclipse what casts the shadow?
the Earth
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