Eclipses

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  1. 1. There isn't a lunar/solar eclipse every month because the moon's orbit is _______.
  2. 4. The moon does not produce its own light. Instead it __________ light from the sun.
  3. 7. The moon's orbit has a ______ degree tilt.
  4. 11. What phase is the moon during a lunar eclipse?
  5. 12. Every _____ the moon completes a full orbit around the sun.
  6. 13. During a ________ eclipse the moon appears blood red.
  7. 15. An eclipse happens when the ________ of on celestial body falls on another.
  8. 16. What phase is the moon in during a solar eclipse?
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  1. 2. Eclipses can only happen when the sun, moon, and Earth are ______ lined up.
  2. 3. What is the order of celestial bodies for a solar eclipse?
  3. 5. The moon is always ______ percent lit by the sun.
  4. 6. During a ________ eclipse the sun appears to make a red "ring of fire" around the Earth.
  5. 8. The moon orbits around the _______.
  6. 9. Most of the time during a new moon, the moon passes above or _______ the Earth so it doesn't make a shadow on the Earth.
  7. 10. The Earth orbits around the______.
  8. 14. Most of the time during a full moon, the moon passes _______ or below the earth so it doesn't make a shadow .
  9. 15. What is the order of celestial bodies for a lunar eclipse?