Draw and label a diagram that shows the proportional distances between the Earth, Sun and moon during a solar eclipse, based on your model. The table below compares the actual Earth, sun and moon ...

On the diagram above, the moon is lined up on a node. The moon aligns with the nodes and the sun about twice per year, which is how we get eclipses. You get a solar eclipse when the moon is ...

A total solar eclipse happens when the moon shifts between the sun and Earth, blocking the face of the sun. “People viewing the eclipse from locations where the Moon’s shadow completely ...