Audience
Students
Grade Levels
Grades K-4, Grades 5-8
Subject
Space Science, Eclipses
Type
Read About It
During a total solar eclipse, the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun. This completely blocks out the Sun’s light. However, the Moon is about 400 times smaller than the Sun. How can it block all of that light?
It all has to do with the distance between Earth and the Sun and Earth and the Moon.