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Mo12-L1b: How Does the Moon Affect Earth?
Key Concept During a solar eclipse, a small part of Earth is in the
Moon’s shadow.
How Does the Moon Affect Earth?
The Moon appears to completely or partially cover
How does the Moon cause tides on Earth? the Sun. Solar Eclipse
During a lunar eclipse, Earth’s shadow completely or
partially covers the Moon.
The Moon is visible during a total lunar eclipse
because light changes direction as it passes through
Earth’s atmosphere.
Eclipses
An eclipse is the movement of one solar system
object into the shadow of another object.
Key Concept
How Does the Moon Affect Earth?
How do solar and lunar eclipses differ?
You can view solar and lunar eclipses from Earth.
SUMMARY
How Does the Moon Affect Earth?
The same side of the Moon always faces
Earth.
During a solar eclipse, only a small part of
Earth is covered by the Moon’s shadow.
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