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Solar Eclipse Types and Effects

The document discusses the different types of solar eclipses including partial, annular, and total solar eclipses. It provides descriptions and diagrams of what occurs during each type of eclipse when the moon passes between the earth and sun.

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Solar Eclipse Types and Effects

The document discusses the different types of solar eclipses including partial, annular, and total solar eclipses. It provides descriptions and diagrams of what occurs during each type of eclipse when the moon passes between the earth and sun.

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PHENOMENON

OF SOLAR
ECLIPSES Sofía Dorothy Dzul Cuevas - ID: A01735806
Juan Carlos Arévalo Gómez - ID: A01641930
Joseph Giacomo Bressi Opazo - ID: A01737601
Daniela Allende Olivier - ID: A01735850

A solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the


Sun and Earth, casting a shadow on Earth that either fully or
partially blocks the Sun's light in some areas.

PARTIAL
SOLAR
ECLIPSE Sun, Moon, and Earth interplay

MOON PARTIALLY COVERS


THE SUN, CASTING ONLY A
PORTION OF ITS SHADOW
ON EARTH.
Appears as if a bite has been
taken out of the Sun. Partial solar
eclipses are more common than
This is what you see from earth.
total eclipses and can be seen
from a broader geographic area.

ANNULAR
SOLAR
Sun, Moon, and Earth interplay
ECLIPSE
ANNULAR ECLIPSES
HAPPEN WHEN THE MOON
IS NEAR ITS APOGEE.
The Moon is too far away from
Earth to completely cover the
Sun's disk. As a result, a ring-
This is what you see from earth.
like appearance, known as the
"ring of fire," is visible around
the edges of the Sun.

TOTAL
SOLAR
ECLIPSE Sun, Moon, and Earth interplay

THE MOON COMPLETELY


COVERS THE SUN, BLOCKING
ITS ENTIRE DISK.
This results in a brief period of
darkness known as totality,
where the Sun's outer
atmosphere, the corona,
becomes visible. This is what you see from earth.
APA REFERENCES

Types of solar eclipses. (n.d.). [Link]

What are the three types of solar eclipses? | Exploratorium. (2023, April 17). Exploratorium.
[Link]

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