Solar and Lunar Eclipses

Solar and Lunar Eclipses

Open Ended

What do you think the word eclipse means?

Open Ended

From your knowledge, what is a solar eclipse?

Open Ended

What do you think is a lunar eclipse?

Poll

Do you think solar and lunar eclipses are related to our topic of light?

• yes

• no

• I have no idea

Poll

What types of sources are the sun and the moon?

• natural

• artificial

• both

Let's look at a video explaining solar and lunar eclipses.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVE8PFYlwSM

Multiple Choice

The darkest part of a shadow is called the

• umbra

• penumbra

• none

• both

Open Ended

The lighter part of a shadow is called the

Open Ended

State the position of the sun and the moon in a lunar eclipse

Open Ended

State the position of the sun, earth and moon for solar eclipse