Lunar and Solar Eclipses [Worksheet]

Lunar and Solar Eclipses [Worksheet]

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Lunar and Solar Eclipses [Lesson Notes]

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Covers:

• The Moon's orbital plane
• Positions of Earth, Moon and Sun during Full Moon
• Positions of Earth, Moon and Sun during New Moon
• Positions of Earth, Moon and Sun during lunar eclipse
• Positions of Earth, Moon and Sun during solar eclipse
• Shadows – umbra, penumbra, antumbra
• Types of lunar eclipses – total lunar eclipse, partial lunar eclipse, penumbral lunar eclipse
• Types of solar eclipses – total solar eclipse, partial solar eclipse, annular solar eclipse
• Comparing lunar and solar eclipses

Includes:

• Unit outline.
• Cloze activity (fill in the blanks).
• Short-answer questions.
• Extension questions.
• Topics for further research.
• Teacher version containing complete answers.

Learning outcomes:

• Describe the Moon's orbital plane and explain how it affects the alignment of the Earth, Moon and Sun.
• Describe the positions of the Earth, Moon and Sun during a Full Moon and a New Moon.
• Describe the positions of the Earth, Moon and Sun during a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse.
• Explain why eclipses are rare events.
• Describe the different regions of a shadow.
• Describe the three types of lunar eclipses.
• Describe the three types of solar eclipses.
• Compare lunar and solar eclipses.

This worksheet is included in the Year 7 Earth and Space Workbook (Australian Curriculum), which contains the following worksheets:

Earth, Sun and Moon

• Earth's Tilt - Day Length and Seasons
• Solstices and Equinoxes
• Phases of the Moon
• Lunar and Solar Eclipses
• Tides

Earth's Resources

• Earth's Natural Resources
• Renewable Resources
• Non-Renewable Resources
• Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy
• The Water Cycle

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