People have been fascinated by lunar (Moon) eclipses for ages. For a time during an eclipse, the full Moon seems to disappear as it changes color, darkens, and then reappears. Through time, people have had different ideas about what causes a lunar eclipse. Here are some ideas:
A: A near by planet passes between the Earth and the Moon
B: The sun passes between the Earth and the Moon
C: The Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth
D: The Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon
E: The clouds block out the Moon
F: A nearby planet's shadow falls on the Moon
G: The Moon's shadow falls on the Earth
H: The Moon turns to the dark side and then back to the light side.
Thinking about lunar eclipse only, not phases of the moon. Which answer do you agree with most? I am looking for the best explanations to get a prize this week. Look for evidence online and list your sites. Try to find sites that haven't been used before. ASK.COM or ANSWERS.COM are not valid sites! If you use these sites you will not be able to get into the prize box this week. Do not "copy and paste" into the comment section try to put the information into your own words. Disagreeing respectfully is always acceptable.
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ReplyDeleteBut you have to think of where the shadow is coming from, which is the answer. The moon passes through the earth and the sun, creating a shadow.
DeleteI agree with Ali.
Deletei think g because the shadow of the moon does fall on our planet and it gets dark
DeleteI think that the answer is d because if you search www.timeanddate.com you will see that the earth will go in front of the moon and the sun. The moon is covering land but unlike a solar eclipse the darkness is a beam and dose not cover land.
ReplyDeleteI think it is D because i went on a website that seems reliable but may not be. So the answer must be that the Earth passes between the sun and moon.
ReplyDeleteI think the answer is D because I went on http://www.destinytarot.com/articles/eclipse.htm, and they said that a lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth lies between the Sun and Moon, so that the Earth’s shadow darkens the Moon. This only happens when there is a full moon.
ReplyDeleteI disagree because when the lunar eclispe happens, the Moon would have to pass through the Sun and the Earth causing it to let us see the wonderful eclipse.
DeleteI agree with Daniela that the answer is D because a lunar eclipse is when the moon passes through the Earth's shadow. So the Earth would have to pass between the sun and moon. I researched at www.dustbunny.com/afk/skywonders/lunareclispe
DeleteI think the answer is C because when a elclipse happens the moon comes in bettewn the earth and the sun so that the moon starts to change colors from the suns light and earth is dark because th moon is blocking th sun from produeing light to the earth
ReplyDeleteI also think it is C because the moon looks like it is covering the Sun.
DeleteI also agree that it is C because the moon gets between earth and the sun and the moon blocks the light.
DeleteThe answer is C. I checked on buzzle.com and it said that it happens when the monn goes completely into the Earth's umbre. The simplest way to put it would be answer C.
ReplyDeleteI agree,the answer is C because the moon comes in between the earth and the sun, that's why if you look at it, you might go blind.
DeleteI agree that the answer is C because i went to a web site called
Deletewww.earthview.com it said that the moom passe the sun and earth
I think Kirby is wrong. It is talking about a luner eclipse.Not a regular one so I think the answer is D: The Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon. I say this is the answer because I learned from are great teacher Mrs Charles that a luner eclipse is when the Earth passes between the sun and the moon.
ReplyDeleteThat is a solar eclipse
DeleteActually Dawson, Malcolm is correct you can look it up on Yahoo, Science for kids all sorts of websites and they will all say that a lunar eclipse is caused when the Earth passes in between the Moon and the Sun. The Sun shines on the Earth thus giving the Earth it's shadow. When the Earth passes in between the Moon and the Sun the Earths shadow makes the Moon seem to disappear which of course it does not disappear!
DeleteThanks Michael!
DeleteI think the answer is C because the moon blocks the light from the sun when the moon passes through the sun and the earth. My source is earthview.com.
ReplyDeleteSorry I got confused with the solar eclipse. I think D is the answer because a lunar eclipse is when the moon blocks the earth's shadow. My source is still earthview.com.
Deleteno u were right a solar eclipse is when the earth goes infront of the moon
DeleteI aggree. I think it is C because when the moon and the sun line up they pass between each other they seem to be the same size and the moon passes over the sun.
DeleteI think it's D because I saw a picture showing the Sun, Earth, and moon completely aligned when the Earths shadow blocks sun from reflecting onto the moon. I saw it on wikipedia.
ReplyDeleteI believe the answer is C. It is C because I did process of illamanation and found that I was stuck on the answer choices C & D. I did some research and found that my answer would be C because the Moon revolves around the Earth which causes to change or darken its color.:)
ReplyDeleteI agree with you i think the answer is c and my source was mreclipse.com
DeleteGuys you have to think about when the sun is shinig onto the moon and it is shown so the answer is D meggie you were on the right track but i think you should go back nd check both C and D because they are both alike and it was a hard question but if you read the answers and thought about it D is the only logic answer because the sun is shining onto the moon to reveal the moon to Earth and in the question it says DISSAPEAR!
DeleteSorry to do this late but here is the link where I got my answer
Deletehttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11947384/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/what-causes-lunar-eclipse/
This website is really really hepful. That is how I got the answer C. Again I apologize for my late response. :)
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ReplyDeleteI agree that the answer is C. because I went online and I reseached some information. I found out that the Moon will revolve around the Earth which will cause a lunar eclipse. :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with you
Deletei think its d because i researched it and each site told me the same thing. i also remembered from last years hands on science when Mr.Howard explained how it worked.
Deletei dont know if these are reliable sites but these are the ones i went to space.about.com/od/moon/a/Lunar_Eclipses.htment and http://www.mreclipse.com/Special/LEnext.html
I THINK THE ANSWER IS C BECAUSE THE MOON REVOLVES AROUND THE EARTH AND THE COLOR WILL DARKEN AND MY SOUCE WAS mreclipse.com
ReplyDeleteI think that the answer is C beacause the moon revolves around the earths shadow which is how a lunar eclipse causes. My source is www.nbcnews.com
ReplyDeleteI would have to disagree because the answer is D. According to www.spaceplace.nasa.gov, the earth lines up between the moon and the sun.
DeleteI think the answer is C, because the moon does pass through the earth and sun and the earth revolves around sun.
ReplyDeletei KNOW its d because what would make it dark if it just passes between with no shadow or inything
ReplyDeletei ment G.
DeleteI think the answer is C. I went Wikipedia and looked it up.:)
ReplyDeleteits not vaild
Deleteyeah Alex, WIKIpedia id the same as WIKIanswers.
DeleteI think its D because on my site it said " a lunar eclipse occurs when the Earths shadow falls on the moon..." and a SOLAR ECLIPSE is when the moon passes between the sun and the earth and its shadow falls on the earth. My site is called hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/solar/lunecl.html
ReplyDeleteI THINK THE ANSER IS D BECAUSE A LUNAR ECLIPSE OCCURS WHEN THE MOON PASES RARLEY ON OCATIONS BETWEEN THE SUN AND THE EARTH ON THE SITE NAMED 8PLANETS.CO.UK
ReplyDeletei went to the same place ashley did and it said that a lunar eclipse occurs when the earths shadow falls on the moon so i say G
ReplyDeleteI think u r wrong because because the earth goes through the sun and the moon to l think it's D
DeleteI think that the correct answer is D because when the Sun shines in one meridean of the Earth, the other side´s only light is the Moon´s, unlike the other night´s, the Sun´s light makes the moon very visible. I got my reaserch on Mreclipse.com and Universetoday.com :)
ReplyDeleteI think the answer is D because whenever the Luna (the moon for people who don't know.) Eclipse is happening the moon doesnt go through the middle of the Earth and the Sun, the Earth goes through the Sun and the Moon. I also want to say what starchild.gsfc.nasagov said: Sometimes as the Earth orbits the Sun , it comes between the Sun and the moon. When this happens the Earth throws a dark shadow across the Moon. This is known as a Eclipse of the Moon or known as a Lunar Eclipse.
ReplyDeleteI think the anwer is D because when earth casts a shadow the Moon can pass through.Depending on whether the light from the Sun is parsally or completely blocked from reaching the Moon.
ReplyDeleteMy site that I got this from is http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/time/eclipses_lunar.html
I think it's D because when a lunar eclipse happens,(wich is a moon eclipse for people who dont know what it means.) the moon doesn't go in between the Earth and the Sun the Earth goes in between the Moon and the Sun.Now here is what http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question6.html said: Sometimes as the Earth orbits the Sun, it comes between the Sun and the Moon. When this happens, the Earth throws a dark shadow across the Moon. This is known as an Moon Eclipse or a lunar Eclipse. My source I used to get all the iformation to convert into my own words is: http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question6.html
ReplyDeleteI think the answer is D because I went to Astronomy for Kids and it said A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through the shadow of the earth. ANd that is what D said.
ReplyDeleteI agree :D
DeleteI think that the answer is D beacuse when the Earth passes through the sun and the moon ,the sun gives the light to the moon,so if the sun was covered by the Earth the moon would not have any light to shine to earth,so it appears dark.
ReplyDeleteI think the answers D. A lunar eclipse is when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon causing a shadow of Earth on the Moon. The shadow can partially or totally cover the Moon, giving us partial and total eclipses.
ReplyDeleteUnlike solar eclipses, lunar eclipses are obviously safe to observe without protective gear for the eyes. You may notice that the moon looks spectacularly bright just before and after the eclipse. The Moon's surface is rather reflective, and close to the time of a lunar eclipse you are seeing the most direct reflection possible from the Moon's surface. If it is a very clear night, you will get a beautiful view of the moon. You will see various phases of illumination similar to those observed over the course of a lunar cycle.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the full Moon lines up precisely with the Earth and the Sun, and the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon. Greek astronomers had figured that out over 2000 years ago, and knew that the curved shadow on the Moon indicated that the Earth was a sphere.
but then u would not see the moon at all. D is talking about a solar eclipse, not a lunar
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ReplyDeleteThat's why I think its D.
ReplyDeleteHey everyone is getting solar and lunar confused. A lunar is when the moon passes in front of the Earth. A solar is when the Earth passes in front of the moon.
ReplyDeleteSo whats your answer.
DeleteA lunar eclipse occurs whenever the Moon passes through the Earth’s shadow.I looked at the answers, but that was not a choice. My source? A video on Youtube called Lunar Eclipse: What causes it? I also looked it up on Google and it said when the Earth passes through the sun and the Moon so I guess i'm just saying it's D. :/ I'm not really sure because I looked on a lot of different websites and most of them had different answers. I hope this helps for some people, but you should go look at the video it has a lot of good extra information:)
ReplyDeleteThe answer C is correct I looked on the internet and it says that a lunar eclips is when the moon pases in the midle of the Earth and the Sun.Also I learnd that at spiral.The name Lunar means moon in spanish so it is ovias that the moon would go in the mital, like first place goes in the midel.So yes C would be right.
ReplyDeleteI think the answer would be C. because when the lunar eclipes is when the moon passes infront of the Earth. So if D. is the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon it can not be that because the moon has to cover up the Earth not the Earth passing over the Moon. So the answer has to be C.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you.
DeleteI think it is c because I googled the question and it said that the moon passes through the earth and the sun. Causeing it to make a luner eclipse.
ReplyDeletei think the answer is c because each time there is a eclipse the sun looks like it is a moon
ReplyDeleteI think the answer is c.
ReplyDeleteI agree with brycek. The answer is D. During a lunar eclipse the Earth passes between the sun and the moon, so the moon is in the shadow of the Earth and you can not see it anymore.
ReplyDeleteI think it is D because I looked on http://www.kidsknowit.com and it said the earth goes between the moon and the sun to make a lunar eclipse.
ReplyDeletei think the awnser is d
ReplyDeleteI decided to visit the NASA websites to see pictures and do a little research....Nasa kids was a little helpful... but i think that just NASA's website is correct I no im correct because the sun gives the light of the moon so you can see it's reflection on Earth.But when an object such as planet Earth the light from the sun doesn t reach the moons suface , so you couldn't see the moons reflection on Earth causing a lunar eclispe.
another good website is astonemy kids
DeleteA Lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun casts Earth's shadow onto the Moon.That is why I agree with D. I used the website http://www.crh.noaa.gov/fsd/?n=suneclipse to figure this out. It also has interesting facts on Solar and Lunar eclipses. Plus a way to prove C wrong is that when a Lunar eclipse happenes the sun has to cast Earths shadow on to the Moon. So that means that is has to have th Earth in between the Moon and the Sun.
ReplyDeleteThere are actually several type of lunar eclipses, Luner Eclipse happens when the Earth passes directly in front of a full moon, earth casting its shadow on the the moons surfuce. The eclipsed moon is reddish but there is a reason. Some of the sunlight passes through the Earth's atmosphere and is bent around behind the Earth and towards the moon.
ReplyDeleteso I thnk its D.
website= http://starryskies.com/The_sky/events/lunar-2003/eclipse1.htm
I think it is D because the lunar eclipse is created when the earth covers the moon ,and the sunlight is bent and reflected off the moon and the sunlight that passes through the ATMOSPHERE(If the earth didn't have a atmosphere the sunlight wouldn't bent and it wouldn't look red.)looks red.
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i think that it is c because i went on a website called lunareclipse.com and it said that the moons shadow falls on earth and the earths shadow falls on the moon toward the sun. the website also showed where every thing is on a lunar eclipse and the moon was in the middle of the sun and the earth.........!!!!!!!$$$$$$$$
ReplyDeleteI think the answer is C because if you can see the light reflecting off the moon than the from the sun and the moon blocks the sun than you couldn't see it
ReplyDeletei think the answear is a because i think the moon goes in front of the earth and the sun and the moon just is closer too the earth it looks like the moon is covering the sun or as big as the sun.
ReplyDeleteYou have to look at where the shadow is coming from. If the moon was covering the Earth, how could it turn black, since there is no shadow to make it do so.
DeleteWhoops i didnt read the quistion correctly i think that c is the correct answear because the earth and the sun are pretty far away and if the moon is just in the right spot it can cover the sun beacuse the moon is closer to the earth than the sun i got all my info from this website.
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I think the answer is D b/c when the Earth passes in front of the moon, it casts a shadow, thus making it dark. Since the Earth is bigger than the moon, it will completely make it dark instead of a solar eclipse, which is when the moon passes in front of the sun,casting a shadow on Earth. That is why it can't be C. It also can't be H b/c lunar eclipses usually happen during the day, and so the sun is shining on both the moon and the Earth, so we would only be able to see the light side, since the Earth and moon are continually orbiting around the sun.
ReplyDeleteI think its C because Earth orbits around the sun and the moon orbits around Earth so when the moon orbits between the Earth and the sun it is called a Lunar eclipse
ReplyDeleteOooh! oooh! I know this one! I know this one! The answer is number C!!!! I know this because an eclipse is formad when the moon passes bettween the Sun and The Eatrhs shadow when aligned together! :D
ReplyDeleteI agree Matthew!! It passes between the sun and Earth.:D
ReplyDeleteI think it is C because when the Earth comes between the sun and the moon and it will cause a lunar eclipse because the shadow of the Earth will be on the moon. I got my answers from www.Answers.com
ReplyDeleteI think that the answer is d . I looked it up on the NASA website. The moon is in the earths shadow which means the earth is exactly between the sun and the moon.
ReplyDeleteI think the answer is D because when the Earth passes between the sun and moon, the Earth's shadow is on the moon when it is blocking the light from the moon. A solar eclipse is when the moon blocks the light from the Earth.
ReplyDeletec the moon hits the sun and it reflects and hits the earth forming a shadow
ReplyDeleteI agree with Spencer because the moon is the when that rotates
ReplyDeleteI think the answer is D because the moon is in the Earth's shadow, that means it is between the Sun and moon.
ReplyDeleteI was wrong. It was D, i get solar and lunar confused
ReplyDeleteI think that the answer is D because if the earth goes in between the sun and the moon the sun's light will not reach the moon, therefore making "disappear".
ReplyDeleteI believe that the correct answer is D. It can not be A, because no planet could come close enough to the Earth and moon to get between them. It can not be B, because if the sun passed between the Earth and moon, nothing would happen. The sun passes through the Earth and moon probably every day! It can not be C, because if the moon passed between the Earth and sun, the moon would not get darker, the sun would just "disappear". And the moon would not change colors. It can not be E, because clouds pass over the moon every day! And the moon never gets darker or changes colors when the clouds cover the moon. It can not be F, because no planet is close enough to cast a shadow on the moon. It can not be G, because nothing will happen to the moon, only the Earth will change. It can not be H, because the moon does not have a dark and light side, the moon doesn't even produce it's own light. How can it turn to the dark side and then back to the light?
ReplyDeleteSo, therefore, D is the correct answer to this problem.
I think its D
ReplyDeleteI think the answer is D. A lunar eclipse happens when the sun, earth and moon line up exactly perfectly. this doesn't happen very much because the moon orbits the earth at a little different angle than the earth orbits the sun, most times. The eclipse has a part-way part, when the earth is blocking most of the light and a complete part This is why the moon changes color then disappears. I looked this up on moonconnection.com
ReplyDeleteI watched a NASA video...the answer is D. A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes behind the Earth into its umbra, as they are all aligned with the sun.
ReplyDeleteI think it is D because I have read in many books and watched on NASA TV that when the Earth crosses paths with the sun and causes an eclipse
ReplyDeleteI think it is d because a regular eclipse is the exact oppisite.
ReplyDeletewww.moonconnection.com is a good website to find stuff about themoon and other moon related items you need to know. also i found another site called enotes.com where a teacher or tutor tells you the best answer for the luner eclipse. and i think that the answer is C beacuse on a chart it shows that the moon is in the middle of te sun and the earth so ithe answer is C from my point of view. anyone NOT agree?
ReplyDeleteI think it is C because when the moon passes through the sun and earth it makes a shadow and that is what make a Lunar Eclipse.
ReplyDeleteI believe the answer is D. I searched the NASA website and found a link that talks about lunar eclipses. The website said that the Earth is in the middle between the Sun and the Moon. The eclipse can only happen during a Full Moon. The Moon passes into the umbral (shadow) of the Earth causing the eclipse.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Kathrine the answer is D because I looked it up on NASA website and I watched videos and pictures that were about the eclipse then to make sure my answer was correct I looked it up on Google. I also did process of illumination and I knew the answer was D the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon.
ReplyDeleteI think it is C because the moon passes in between the Earth and Sun.
ReplyDeleteIt is C because the sun passes between the Earth and the Sun.
ReplyDeleteI think c because the sun passes between the earth and the sun
ReplyDeleteI think the answer is c because the sun passes between the earth and the sun
ReplyDeleteI think it is c because a lunar eclipse starts because the moon comes in between the earth and the sun
ReplyDeleteI disagree because for a time during an eclipse, the full Moon seems to disappear as it changes color, darkens, and then reappears. So I think its (D)
DeleteI think its C now because a lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly behind the Earth into its umbra (shadow). This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned exactly, or very closely so, with the Earth in the middle. Hence, a lunar eclipse can only occur the night of a full moon. The type and length of an eclipse depend upon the Moon's location relative to its orbital nodes. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a certain relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of the Earth. A lunar eclipse lasts for a few hours, whereas a total solar eclipse lasts for only a few minutes at any given place, due to the smaller size of the moon's shadow. Also unlike solar eclipses, lunar eclipses are safe to view without any eye protection or special precautions, as they are no brighter (indeed dimmer) than the full moon itself.
ReplyDeleteI mean D
DeleteI think it is C because the moon rotates around the Earth and when it moves and is lined up in front of the Earth and behind the sun it makes a lunar moon.
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