ICSE Class 7 Answered
when do total and partial lunar eclipse occurs?
Asked by chauhanayush706 | 25 Sep, 2017, 05:19: PM
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- A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly behind the Earth into its shadow.
- This occurs when the sun, Earth, and moon are aligned very close to each other with the Earth in the middle.
- A partial lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth moves between the Sun and Moon. During this event only a portion of the Moon passes through Earth's umbral shadow.
- Whereas, during a total lunar eclipse has the direct sunlight completely blocked by the earth's shadow.
- An eclipse of the Moon can only occur at Full Moon, and only if the Moon passes through some portion of Earth's shadow.
Answered by Abhijeet Mishra | 25 Sep, 2017, 08:04: PM
ICSE 7 - Physics
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