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What is it called when the moon blocks sunlight from reaching the earth?
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∙ 9y ago
a Lunar Eclipse
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What is is called when earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon?
a Lunar Eclipse
Is it true that During a lunar eclipse Earth's shadow blocks light from reaching the sun?
No. Earth's shadow blocks sunlight reaching the Moon.
What is it when the moon blocks sunlight from reaching the earth?
a Lunar Eclipse
Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon?
The moon is only big enough to block sunlight from a small spot on the Earth ... never more than about 170 miles across. On the rare occasion when that happens, the event is called a "solar eclipse".An eclipse occurs when the Moon blocks sunlight from reaching Earth. The same is true when the opposite occurs.
Earth blocking sunlight reaching the moon?
The moon is only big enough to block sunlight from a small spot on the Earth ... never more than about 170 miles across. On the rare occasion when that happens, the event is called a "solar eclipse".An eclipse occurs when the Moon blocks sunlight from reaching Earth. The same is true when the opposite occurs.
What is a lunar eclipse in space?
When the Earth comes between the sun and moon, it blocks a lot of sunlight from reaching a moon and creates a shadow. This is called an lunar eclipse.
What is it called when earth blocks the sun's rays from reaching it?
A Lunar Eclipse
Does cloud cover effect the amount of sunlight that reaches the earth's surface?
Cloud cover blocks incoming solar radiation from reaching the earth's surface
What eclipse blocks the sunlight from reaching the moon?
Your correspondent 'Wiki User 10 yrs ago'. is incorrect. No one is 'Stupid' , when they don't know. Stupidity comes about , when the persons knows, but does not use the information correctly. To answer the question. When the sunlight is blocked from reaching the Moon, it is a LUNAR eclipse. A Solar Eclipse is when the Moon blocks the sunlight from reaching the Earth.
Why is solar energy prevented from reaching the moon during a solar eclipse?
The Earth. In a lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow blocks sunlight from hitting the Moon.
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.
When the moon is in the middle of the lineup and gets between the earth and the sun it keeps sunlight from reaching the earth is called a?
A Solar Eclipse
