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Can the Earth block the Sun;s light from the Moon, or cast a shadow?

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Sometimes Earth moves between the sun and the moon. When this happens, Earth blocks the sunlight that normally is reflected by the moon. (This sunlight is what causes the moon to shine.) Instead of light hitting the moon's surface, Earth's shadow falls on it.

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