In which situation would you see a partial lunar eclipse?
A.
the entire Moon passes through Earth’s shadow
B.
the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun
C.
a portion of the Moon passes through Earth’s shadow
D.
the Moon lies completely outside of Earth’s shadow

Question

In which situation would you see a partial lunar eclipse?
A. 
the entire Moon passes through Earth’s shadow
B. 
the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun
C. 
a portion of the Moon passes through Earth’s shadow
D. 
the Moon lies completely outside of Earth’s shadow

Astro · Answer

What do you know about an eclipse?

kward64 · Answer

um that one happened once while i was at school

Astro · Answer

Haha, What do you think we could eliminate?

kward64 · Answer

b and d

kward64 · Answer

i think its c

Astro · Answer

Could you explain to me why?

kward64 · Answer

bc its only a portion and if it was a full eclips it would be the hole thing right

Astro · Answer

Awesome! This is because when a portion of the moon passes through earths shadow, that would be a 'partial' lunar eclipse. Great job using key words to figure out the answer! Let me know if you need any more help on anything like this!

kward64 · Answer

ok ty

Astro · Answer

Happy to help!

kward64 · Answer

got another one

Astro · Answer

Post it in the question section and I will see what I can do!