The moon orbits the earth. Sometimes it comes between the sun and the earth. When this happens, the moon blocks some sunlight to the earth. A solar eclipse takes place. A solar eclipse is the blocking of sunlight by the moon as it passes between the sun and the earth.
Sometimes the earth comes between the sun and the moon. The earth casts a shadow. This causes a lunar eclipse to occur. A lunar eclipse is the darkening of the moon as it passes through the earth's shadow.
What causes a lunar eclipse?
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the moon passes through the earth's shadow
the earth casting a shadow between the sun and the moon
the moon blocks some sunlight to the earth