Solar and lunar eclipses
Across
- 1. The eclipse that occurs when the Moon blocks the light from the Sun
- 3. The phase of the Moon during a solar eclipse
- 4. Where part of the Sun or Moon is still visible during a lunar or solar eclipse
- 5. The phase of the Moon during a lunar eclipse
- 6. The darkest area of shadow
- 7. Eclipses happen because a ______________ falls on either the Moon or the Earth
Down
- 1. During a solar eclipse, only a small piece of the Earth is cast in shadow because the Moon is ____________ than the Earth
- 2. Where you cannot see the Moon (during a lunar eclipse) or the Sun (during a solar eclipse) at all
- 4. The edges of the shadow, where it is less intense