Shadows, Lunar Phases and Eclipses

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
solar eclipse lunar eclipse moon orbit sun earth rotation WPSU earth
Subjects
Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
Audience
Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Shadows, Lunar Phases and Eclipses

This animation shows the rotation of Earth, the orbit of the Moon about Earth, and the orbit of the Earth-Moon about the Sun. The appearance of both the Sun and the Moon can be affected by the shadows cast by the Earth and the Moon in the sunlight.
Publisher
PBS Learning Media

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