Solar and Lunar Eclipse; Sixth grade Science; Homeschool

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 Solar and Lunar Eclipse; Sixth grade Science; Homeschool


For the last week of Homeschool, I’ve been finishing up my workbooks and finals. I cannot believe a whole school year has ended. For the last science session, I learned about Eclipse. So in this blog, I will be explaining the characteristics of the Solar and Lunar Eclipse. 

Eclipse:

An Eclipse is an astronomical event when one objects blocks another object. There are two types of Eclipse we see on earth, Solar Eclipse, and a Lunar Eclipse.

Solar Eclipse:

A Solar Eclipse happens when a full moon moves between the Earth and sun, causing the moon to block the sun’s light that reflects to Earth.

There are three types of Solar Eclipse: partial, annual and total. When the moon covers a part of the sun, it is called a partial eclipse. An annual eclipse happens when the moon nearly covers the sun, but is too small to completely cover it. If the moon fully blocks the sun, it is called a total eclipse.                                       

Total eclipse mostly last for about 6-7 minutes, so when a total eclipse occurs, it will become night for 6-7 minutes. You cannot look at a Solar Eclipse without an ISO-compliant solar filter glasses, unless you’re looking at a total eclipse. The latest total eclipse in America was in August 21st 2017, from Washington state to Florida.

Lunar Eclipse:

A Lunar Eclipse happens when the moon moves into Earth’s shadow, causing the Earth to block the sun’s light that reflects to the moon.

Like the Solar Eclipse, there are three types Lunar Eclipse: penumbral, partial and total. A penumbral eclipse occurs when the moon passes through the Earth’s shadow without touching it. A partial eclipse happens when the moon touches Earth’s penumbra, which is the outer shadow of our planet. When the moon touches the umbra, it is causing a total eclipse. This makes the moon turn shades of red, due to Earth completely blocking the sun light that reflects the moon.

The last time a total Lunar Eclipse took place, was January 21st, 201

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