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Name : Silvi Pratiwi

NPM : 19052022
How a Solar Eclipse Happens
(Explanation Text)

A total solar eclipse is a rare phenomenon with stunning visual effects. Many people are so eager
to see this phenomenon when it happens since it can be considered as an extraordinary
phenomenon. But, what causes this extraordinary phenomenon?

Several things need to occur at once and in a straight line to create a total solar eclipse. A total
solar eclipse appears as the result of sequenced events. First, The Moon orbits the Earth once a
month and eclipse happens when it lines up exactly with the Earth and the Sun. The moon must
be exactly in the right size and distance to block the sun. Eclipse does not appear every month
because the orbits of the Moon and Earth are sometimes tilted at an angle. Next, the sun, moon,
and Earth need to line up in a straight line, with the moon between the sun and Earth. Finally, to
see the full eclipse, you need to be standing in the correct spot on Earth because not all of the sun
shine is covered by the moon since its size is 400 times bigger than the diameter of the moon
even though it’s also 400 times farther away from us than the moon.

Their different sizes and distances from the earth make the sun and the moon appear the same
size and when the moon is exactly in front of the sun, it seems covering the entire disc of the sun.
Therefore, for some areas which are located exactly under those two things will be dark because
the sun light is blocked by the moon. When moon passes in front of the sun at the day time, it
begins to cast a partial shadow (called the penumbra) onto Earth. At the height of the eclipse, the
sun’s light is entirely blocked, and the moon casts a full shadow called the umbra.
- Generic Structur
1. General Statement :

A total solar eclipse is a rare phenomenon with stunning visual effects. Many people are so
eager to see this phenomenon when it happens since it can be considered as an extraordinary
phenomenon. But, what causes this extraordinary phenomenon?

2. Sequenced Explanation :

Several things need to occur at once and in a straight line to create a total solar eclipse. A total
solar eclipse appears as the result of sequenced events. First, The Moon orbits the Earth once a
month and eclipse happens when it lines up exactly with the Earth and the Sun. The moon must
be exactly in the right size and distance to block the sun. Eclipse does not appear every month
because the orbits of the Moon and Earth are sometimes tilted at an angle. Next, the sun, moon,
and Earth need to line up in a straight line, with the moon between the sun and Earth. Finally, to
see the full eclipse, you need to be standing in the correct spot on Earth because not all of the sun
shine is covered by the moon since its size is 400 times bigger than the diameter of the moon
even though it’s also 400 times farther away from us than the moon.

3. Closing :

Their different sizes and distances from the earth make the sun and the moon appear the same
size and when the moon is exactly in front of the sun, it seems covering the entire disc of the sun.
Therefore, for some areas which are located exactly under those two things will be dark because
the sun light is blocked by the moon. When moon passes in front of the sun at the day time, it
begins to cast a partial shadow (called the penumbra) onto Earth. At the height of the eclipse, the
sun’s light is entirely blocked, and the moon casts a full shadow called the umbra.

- Language Future :
1. The using of Simple Present Tense
2. The using of Action Verbs
3. The using of Passive Voices
4. The using of Noun Phrases
5. The using of Technical Terms

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