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- 3. When the moon completely blocks the sun. The sky becomes dark, and only the sun's outer layer (the corona) is visible. People wear special glasses to watch it safely.
- 6. The darkest part of a shadow during an eclipse. If you stand in the umbra during a solar eclipse, you will see a total eclipse.
- 7. The path an object takes around another in space. Earth orbits the sun and the moon orbits Earth.
- 8. When the moon moves between the Earth and the sun, blocking sunlight for a short time. This makes the sky darker, like early evening, even during the day
- 11. When only a part of the moon moves into Earth's shadow it looks like a dark bite has been taken out of the moon.
- 12. The force that pulls objects toward each other. It keeps planets in orbit and makes things fall to the ground when you drop them.
- 13. The lighter part of a shadow during an eclipse. If you are in the penumbra, you will only see a partial eclipse.
- 14. Includes the sun, eight planets, moons asteroids, and comets that orbit the sun. Earth is the third planet from the sun.
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- 1. When the moon blocks only part of the sun. The sun looks like a crescent, and the sky is not completely dark.
- 2. When the Moon is completely covered by Earth's shadow. The moon looks red because Earth's atmosphere bends sunlight and only red light reaches the Moon. this is called a "Blood Moon."
- 4. When Earth moves between the Sun and the moon, blocking sunlight from reaching the Moon. This makes the Moon look darker or even red.
- 5. The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere. It looks like a glowing halo around the sun during a total solar eclipse.
- 9. a rocky object that orbits the sun. Some asteroids are small like a car, while others are as big as a city. They are mostly found in the Asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
- 10. Large object that orbits a star, like the sun Earth is a planet where humans, animals, and plants live.
- 15. The center of our solar system. It gives us light and heat, helping plants grow and keeping Earth warm.