Question

B. Answer the following questions.
1. Explain how and why a solar eclipse occurs.
2. What is (a) umbra (b) penumbra? What happens when each reaches the Earth?
3. Differentiate between total and partial solar eclipse.
4. With the help of a diagram, explain the phenomenon of lunar eclipse.
5. Differentiate between a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse.
6. Some people are still superstitious about eclipses. What can you do on your part to
eradicate these superstitions?
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Answer 1

Answer:

1.A solar eclipse occurs when the moon gets between Earth and the sun, and the moon casts a shadow over Earth. A solar eclipse can only take place at the phase of new moon, when the moon passes directly between the sun and Earth and its shadows fall upon Earth's surface.

2.Every time the Sun goes down, we delve into the darkness created by Earth's umbra. During a total lunar eclipse, the entire Moon enters the umbra. A partial lunar eclipse occurs when the umbra covers only part of the Moon's surface. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon enters the Earth's penumbra