Question

Difference between eclipse and shadow

Answer 1

Answer:

Shadow is a dark image projected onto a surface where light is blocked by the shade of an object.

Eclipse is an astronomical alignment in which a planetary object (for example, the moon) comes between the sun and another planetary object (for example, the earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle object onto the other object.

IN OTHER WORDS-

A shadow is to block light while eclipse is of astronomical bodies, to cause an eclipse.

Answer 2

Difference between eclipse and shadow are as follows -

• The shadow can be observed in anytime if the light is present in the environment.

But,the eclipse can only be observed in a particular times of a year.

• The shadow is reason behind the occurrence of an eclipse.

But,the eclipse is the result of the shadows projection.

• The shadow is a basic scientific phenomenon.

But,the eclipse is an astronomical phenomenon.

And many more.