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Directions: Read the story. Then write TRUE or FALSE under each statement.Eclipses
When either the Earth or the moon
blocks the light of the sun, we experience
the phenomenon called an eclipse. An
eclipse is the shadow cast by the Earth or
the moon, blocking the light of the sun.
During a solar eclipse, the moon passes
between the sun and the Earth. Its
shadow is cast on the Earth’s surface.
When the Earth passes between the sun
and the moon we experience a lunar
eclipse. In the event of a lunar eclipse,
the Earth’s shadow is cast on the face of
the moon.
Before science could provide answers,
people were frightened of eclipses and
thought them to be bad omens. However,
we now know that solar and lunar
eclipses are normal and predictable
events that occur many times a year.- An eclipse is a shadow cast by the
Earth or the moon.
______________________- A solar eclipse happens when the
Earth passes between the sun and
the moon.
______________________- In the event of a lunar eclipse, the
Earth’s shadow passes over the face
of the sun.
______________________- People were once frightened
of eclipses.
______________________- Eclipses are bad luck.
______________________- Eclipses happen only once every
ten years.
______________________- Eclipses are normal and predictable
events.
______________________Solar EclipseLunar Eclipse