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In a total solar eclipse, the moon blocks out the sun.

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When the moon blocks out the sun, it is called a solar eclipse. This occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, temporarily blocking the sunlight.

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Any thick cloud can block the vision of the sun or the moon.

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What blocks the light from the sun in a solar eclipse?

THE MOON. AS EARTH ROTATE AROUND THE SUN, OUR MOON SLIGHTLY COMES IN FRONT OF THE SUN WHICH BLOCKS THE SUNLIGHT


What is an eclispe?

When the moon blocks the Sun's light from reaching Earth, and also when our planet Earth blocks the Sun's light from reaching the moon.


What is the similarity between the eclipse of the moon and the eclipse of the sun?

solar eclipse-moon blocks out sun-do not look at when occuring lunar eclipse-sun blocks out moon-feel free to look at when ocuring


This caused by a shadow and caused either the sun or the moon not to be seen?

the earth blocks the sun and moon


When the earth blocks the light of the sun on the moon what is it called?

Eclipse of the moon.


Is the sun bigger than the moon as you see it?

To the naked eye, yes, in fact the moon blocks out the sun in solar eclipses, and the moon blocks the sun in lunar eclipses. But in real life as viewed with NASA's equipment, no.


When the moon blocks the sun's light to the earth it is?

When the moon blocks the sun's light to the earth, it is a solar eclipse. This occurs when the moon moves between the sun and the earth, casting a shadow on the earth and temporarily blocking the sun's light.


What eclipse is it when the moon is between the earth and sun?

A solar Eclipse. The moon blocks the sun out to observers on Earth.


When the moon blocks out all of the sun what do you have?

A solar eclipse.


What blocks the sun during a solar eclipse?

The moon.


Why eclipse occur?

because the moon blocks the sun.


When the moon blocks out the sun what eclipse is it?

It is a solar eclipse