Question

Shadow and eclipses result from​

Answer 1

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${\green{\dashrightarrow}}$When an opaque obstacle is placed between a source of light and a screen, a shadow of the obstacle is formed on the screen. The kind of shadow depends on the size of the source of light. In other words, the earth casts its shadow on the moon. The solar eclipse occurs when the moon comes between the sun and the earth.

Answer 2

Lunar eclipses occur whenever the full moon passes into the shadow of the earth. Solar eclipses occur when the new moon slips in front of the sun and blocks it from view. The moon's shadow then falls upon the earth.