6.E.1.1 - Eclipse Vocabulary Words

One of the different shapes of the moon as seen from earth.

• Eclipse

• Phases

• Umbra

• Solar Eclipse

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

- part of the sunlight is blocked from reaching the moon. occurs when the moon is partly in the umbra and partly in the penumbra.

• Total solar eclipse

• Total lunar eclipse

• Partial solar eclipse

• Partial lunar eclipse

The moon blocks the sunlight from reaching the Earth. From Earth we can't see the sun. This occurs when the moon is in a new moon position.

• Phases

• Umbra

• Penumbra

• Solar Eclipse

The darkest part of a shadow where a total eclipse will occur.

• Umbra

• Dark Zone

• Phases

• Penumbra

The lighter part of the shadow surrounding the umbra where a partial eclipse will occur.

• Total solar eclipse

• Penumbra

• Eclipse

• Light Zone

The Earth blocks the sunlight from reaching the moon. This occurs when the moon is in the full moon position.

• phases

• umbra

• lunar eclipse

• solar eclipse

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The partial or total blocking of one object by another.

• Eclipse

• Umbra

• Phases

• Penumbra

- a complete blocking of the sun. occurs when you are standing in the moon's umbra.

• Phases

• Umbra

• Lunar Eclipse

• Total solar eclipse

a complete blocking of the sun. occurs when you are standing in the moon's umbra.

• Phases

• Penumbra

• Total solar eclipse

• Total lunar eclipse

- part of the sunlight is blocked by the moon. occurs when you are standing in the moon's penumbra

• Total lunar eclipse

• Partial solar eclipse

• Total solar eclipse

• Partial lunar eclipse

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4