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What are Eclipse Glasses designed for?
What is the Umbra Shadow?
Inner core of darkness
What is the moon in relation to Earth?
Earth's satellite
What is the Path of Totality?
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What does it mean to revolve?
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What does it mean to rotate?
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What is a Penumbra Shadow?
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What is an eclipse?
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What is a New Moon?
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What is a Solar Eclipse?
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Study Notes
Eclipse Vocabulary Study Notes
- Eclipse Glasses: Protective eyewear with solar filters designed for safe viewing of solar eclipses.
- Umbra Shadow: The central darkest part of a shadow during an eclipse, where complete darkness occurs.
- Moon: The natural satellite of Earth, influencing tides and various natural phenomena.
- Path of Totality: The specific area on Earth's surface where total solar eclipses are visible, marked by the shadow of the moon.
- Revolve: The action of an object moving around another object in an orbit, crucial in understanding planetary motion.
- Rotate: The action of an object spinning around its own axis, fundamental to the concept of day and night.
- Penumbra Shadow: The outer region of a shadow during an eclipse, where partial darkness is experienced.
- Eclipse: An astronomical event where one celestial body casts a shadow on another, blocking light.
- New Moon: A lunar phase characterized by the moon being completely dark, typically occurring approximately every 29.5 days.
- Solar Eclipse: An event occurring when the moon aligns directly between the sun and Earth, blocking the sun's light.
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