Question
Describe how a solar eclipse occurs.
Answer
- A solar eclipse occurs when the sun, the moon, and the earth appear along a straight line.
- The moon comes in between the sun and the orbiting earth.
- The moon blocks sunlight from reaching some parts of the earth's surface.
- This forms a shadow called an eclipse on some parts of the earth.
- The totally dark part of the shadow is called umbra while the partially dark shadow is called penumbra.
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