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Eclipses
Vocabulary words for Eclipses activities
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to line up. | align |
| the gasses that surround Earth or another planet. | atmosphere |
| a ring seen around the sun or moon, usually only visible during an eclipse. | corona |
| when one heavenly body blocks another heavenly body from view. | eclipse |
| an event that occurs when the full moon passes through the Earth's shadow, when the Earth is directly between the moon and the sun. | lunar eclipse |
| the circular path something follows (like a moon or planet) follows as it travels around something else. | orbit |
| incomplete; not total or whole. | partial |
| an event that occurs when the moon blocks the sun from being seen on Earth; when the moon is directly between the Earth and the sun. | solar eclipse |
| entire; absolute; complete. | total |
| the shadow created when a celestial object completely blocks the sun, such as during an eclipse. | umbra |