With your neighbor answer the question:
How does the Moon move?
The Moon Revolves and Rotates!
The moon completes 1 revolution around the Earth every 27.3 days. (about 1 month)
The moon rotates on its axis ONCE every 27.3 days, which means from Earth, we only see one side of the moon.
With your neighbor answer the question:
What is happening in this video?
With your neighbor answer the question:
What is happening in this video?
An Eclipse is when an object is in the shadow of another object
Lunar Eclipse
When the moon is in the Earth’s shadow
Solar Eclipse
When the Earth is in the moon’s shadow
With your neighbor answer the question:
Which of these videos is a Lunar Eclipse, which is a Solar Eclipse?
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With your neighbor answer the question:
Is it safe to look at the eclipse without proper safety glasses?
Solar Eclipses are NOT safe to look at without proper Eclipse Glasses, since you are staring directly into the sun!
Lunar Eclipses ARE safe to look at without proper Eclipse Glasses, since you are NOT looking into the sun!
With your neighbor answer the question:
How often are there Eclipses?
With your neighbor answer the question:
Which are you more likely to see? Lunar Eclipse or Solar Eclipse?
The Earth’s Umbra (Darkest part of Shadow) is a LOT bigger than the Moon’s Umbra
A TOTAL Eclipse can be seen when an object is in the UMBRA of another object.
So… Which are you more likely to see? Lunar Eclipse or Solar Eclipse?
During a Lunar Eclipse, half of the Earth (the part that is experiencing night) can see the Eclipse!
During a Solar Eclipse, only a small area on Earth is covered by the Moon’s Umbra. Only those areas will see the Solar Eclipse.