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Eclipses Flashcards

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1
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An eclipse where the sun is obscured by the moon

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Solar eclipse

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Any clips where the whole of the disk of the sun or moon is obscured

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Total eclipse

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An eclipse in which the moon passes on into the earth shadow

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Lunar eclipse

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The time required to complete one full set of phases like a new moon to the next nightmare

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Synodic period

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The obscuring of light from one celestial

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An eclipse

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What time of the month between the new moon and a half moon

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First quarter

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On the opposite half of the moon is illuminated compared to the first quarter

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Third quarter

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The moon when it appear smaller each night as it progressed from my full to new moon

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Wanning moon

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What is an eclipse

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When the moon moves between the sun and earth the moon then blocks the sun light

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What are the two types of lunar eclipses

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Total eclipse and partial lunar eclipse

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What causes the moon to appear red during a total lunar eclipse

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The sun light passes through the earths atmosphere which filters out most of the blue light

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How long during a lunar eclipse is usually last

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A few hours

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Where are total solar eclipses visible from

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A small area on earth in the center of the moon shadow

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When do partial solar eclipse occur

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When the sun earth and moon are not exactly aligned

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What are two types of shadows in an eclipse

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The penumbra and the umbra

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How long do solar eclipses last

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A few minutes

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What can we learn about the earths surface from an eclipse

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The earths surface is round

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A black out of the sunlight when the moon passes between the earth and the sun is called a

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Solar eclipse

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A solar eclipse in which the sun is completely covered by the moon is called a

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Total solar eclipse

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Solar eclipse when the moon is farther away from the earth and its orbit and doesn’t cover the sun is a

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Annular solar eclipse

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A solar eclipse that is not total it’s called a

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Partial solar eclipse

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A darkening of the reflection from the moon when the full moon moves into the earth shadow is called a

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Lunar eclipse

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A large dark plane on the moon surface is a

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Maria

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Circular ball shaped holes on the moon surface are

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Craters

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Lighter colored regions of the moon at higher elevations than the Maria are called

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Lunar highlands

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