Eclipse Vocabulary

a complete blocking of the sun. occurs when you are standing in the moon's umbra.

• Phases

• Penumbra

• Total solar eclipse

• Total lunar eclipse

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

when one celestial body blocks light from another 

• eclipse

• corona

• umbra

• rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

when the view of the Sun from Earth is blocked by the Moon

• lunar eclipse

• solar eclipse

• revolution

• penumbra

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

when the Moon covers the Sun's center, leaving the Sun's visible outer edges to form a “ring of fire” around the Moon

• Lunar Eclipse

• Total Solar Eclipse

• Annular Solar Eclipse

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth and completely blocks light from the Sun

• Corona

• Total Solar Eclipse

• Umbra

• Partial Solar Eclipse

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the Moon moves into Earth’s shadow.

• Solar Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

• Corona

• Eclipse Path

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth and partially blocks light from the Sun

• Partial Solar Eclipse

• Total Solar Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

• Corona

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A Lunar Eclipse happens when the _______ moves into Earth’s shadow.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

the outermost part of the Sun’s atmosphere that can be seen during a total solar eclipse

• Umbra

• Corona

• Eclipse path

• Penumbra

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A solar eclipse happens when the moon blocks the ______.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1