2. What is a shadow? What causes it?
A shadow is a decrease in the amount of light reaching a surface. It is caused by an object placed in between the light source and the surface, which blocks light from reaching the surface.

3. How is the concept of a shadow important in understanding a solar eclipse?
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves directly between the Earth and the Sun. The Moon casts its shadow on the Earth when it blocks out the sunlight.

4. What phase will the moon be when we observe the solar eclipse on Monday? Is it possible to observe a solar eclipse during any other phase?

5. Why don’t we observe a solar eclipse once a month, when there is a New Moon? Why are solar eclipses so rare? online model

6. Why are we only going to see a “partial solar eclipse”, but just a few hours north of us they will see a “total solar eclipse”? What is the difference?

7. ECLIPSE MAPShttps://eclipse2017. nasa

8. How is a solar eclipse different from a lunar eclipse?