GEO E111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Lunar Eclipse, The Moons
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The moon comes between the earth and the sun. The moon"s shadow is cast on the earth. The sun appears to be covered by darkness. The earth comes between the moon and the sun. The earths shadow is cast on the moon. The moon appears to be covered by darkness. A star with a greater gravitational pull passed near the sun. It attracted large quantities of gaseous materials from the sun. Heavier materials collected at the centre to form the core. Less dense materials collected around the core to form the mantle. The shape of the earth is called geoid/ovoid/oblate spheroid due to being an imperfect sphere by being wide at the equator and flat at the poles. There are 2 movements of the earth namely: rotation of the earth on its axis, revolution of the earth around the sun. Movement of the earth on its own axis (imaginary line through the centre from n pole to s pole.
