Question

difference between of umbra and penumbra​

Answer 1

Answer:

(i) Umbra means ''shadow'' while ''penumbra'' means to hang on the shadow or almost a shadow. ... When a partial lunar eclipse occurs, the umbra merely covers a part of the moon. The outer shadow of the earth falls on the moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse.

Answer 2

Answer:

(i) Umbra means ''shadow'' while ''penumbra'' means to hang on the shadow or almost a shadow. ... When a partial lunar eclipse occurs, the umbra merely covers a part of the moon. The outer shadow of the earth falls on the moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse