Science Common Sense

58 - What happens during a solar eclipse?

During a solar eclipse, the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun, blocking the Sun's light. Think of it like this:

Imagine you have a flashlight (the Sun), a ball (the Moon), and a wall (the Earth). When you shine the flashlight on the wall, it will be bright. But if you put the ball in front of the flashlight, the light won't reach the wall. That's basically what happens during a solar eclipse, where the Moon (the ball) blocks the light of the Sun (the flashlight) and it gets dark.