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Let’s
Let’s
Test Sketching an Eclipse
Test

Aim To describe the phenomenon of an eclipse through drawing.

Apparatus and Pencil, ruler, compasses, rubber, and
Materials drawing paper

Steps

1. Carry out this activity individually.
2. Sketch a lateral view of the positions of the Sun, the Earth, and the Moon
with the correct light rays for the eclipse of the Moon phenomenon.
3. Label your sketch.
4. Mark the positions of the Moon on your sketch to show its positions during
total and partial eclipses of the Moon.
5. Mark on your sketch:
• the directions for the rotation of the Earth around the Sun
• rotation of the Moon around the Earth, and
• the rotation of the Earth on its own axis.
6. Repeat steps 2 to 5 for the eclipse of the Sun phenomenon.
7. Add information on your sketch about the effects of the eclipse
phenomenon to life on Earth.
8. The information can be obtained on the Internet using search engines
such as Google and Yahoo.
9. Present the results of your sketches to the class.

1. Based on your sketches, name the stages of the eclipse that occurred in the
correct sequence.
2. Why the eclipse of the Moon phenomenon does not occur during the day?
3. What are the distinguishing features of the eclipse of the Moon and the eclipse
of the Sun?

Q

Which of the following is a total eclipse of
the Sun?
P Q R S

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10.1.1 Another object that can be used to draw a circle is a coin.
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