Question

What is the role played by shadows in an eclipse?

Answer 1

1. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth's shadow passes directly between the Sun and the Moon.
2. Eclipses of the moon and the sun happen equally often.
3. Lunar eclipses are more widely visible because of the Earth.
4. The Earth casts a much larger shadow on the Moon during a lunar eclipse than the Moon casts on Earth during a solar eclipse.