Eclipses & Seasons

Eclipses

Year 8

What we will learn about

- Types of eclipses

- Why eclipses occur

- Why seasons occur

Multiple Choice

Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

Multiple Choice

Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

Eclipses

• Sun = 400x wider than the Moon, and is 400x further away from Earth than the Moon - this means they appear to be the same size

• As the Earth and moon move, there are times when they and the Sun line up

• Solar or Lunar eclipses

• ____ Eclipse = it is blocking that object

Solar Eclipse

• Moon blocks light from Sun and casts a shadow on Earth

• Dark part of shadow = umbra, outer ring of shadow = penumbra

• Total, Annular, Partial

• Happen very infrequently

Lunar Eclipse

• When Earth sits between the Sun and the Moon, blocking the Moon from light

• Always happen when Moon is full

• Total (blood), Partial, Penumbral

• Why Blood Moon?

Multiple Choice

What type of eclipse is down in the diagram?

• Total lunar eclipse
• Partial lunar eclipse
• total solar eclipse
• partial solar eclipse

Multiple Choice

What type of eclipse is this?

• total lunar eclipse
• partial lunar eclipse
• total solar eclipse
• partial solar eclipse

Multiple Choice

What is the correct order of the Earth, Moon, and Sun in order for a lunar eclipse to occur?

• Earth, Moon, Sun
• Moon, Sun Earth
  Moon, Sun, Earth
• Sun, Earth, Moon

Multiple Choice

What type of eclipse is occuring inthe diagram?

• solar
• lunar

Multiple Choice

What type of solar eclipse is this?

• Total

• partial

• annular