Lesson 6.1 Make-up Lab

INVESTIGATING LUNAR AND SOLAR ECLIPSES

1. Go to these sites and review the information to help answer the questions below.

http://www.astrologyclub.org/articles/nodes/nodes.htm

http://www.earthview.com/tutorial/causes.htm

2. Sketch, label and explain the following eclipses:

a. Solar eclipse

b. Lunar eclipse

c. Partial solar eclipse

d. Total lunar eclipse

e. Annular solar eclipse

f. Total solar eclipse

3. During what phase does a lunar eclipse occur?

4. During what phase does a solar eclipse occur?

5. Under what conditions does a total solar eclipse occur?

6. Under what conditions can a partial solar eclipse occur?

7. Under what conditions does an annular solar eclipse occur?