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Lunar eclipse? solar eclipse? ms Garcia’s students are studying the topics. they are making the model seen here.

1. what type of eclipse are they trying to model?
2. what does the golf ball represent?
3. explain, what must happen for this eclipse to occur

Lunar eclipse? solar eclipse? ms Garcia’s students are studying the topics. they are-example-1

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Solar eclipse


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Answer:

1. The students are trying to model a solar eclipse.

2. The golf ball represents the moon in this context.

3. For this type of eclipse to be made possible, the both the Earth and the Moon must be in allignment with the Sun, while the Moon also has to be between the two.

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