13.3 vocab words 7th grade

Front

Phase

Back

One of the different apparent shapes of the moon as seen from Earth.

Front

Eclipse

Back

The partial or total blocking of one object in space by another.

Front

Solar Eclipse

Back

The blocking of sunlight to Earth that occurs when the moon is directly between the Sun and Earth.

Front

Umbra

Back

The darkest part of a shadow.

Front

Penumbra

Back

The part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part.

Front

Lunar Eclipse

Back

The blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and the moon.