Red Lunar Eclipse Lights Up Arab Skies Before Dawn
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People woke up early before dawn on Friday. They wanted to see something special in the sky.
It was a lunar eclipse. The moon looked red. This is called a blood moon.
This was a partial eclipse. This means only part of the moon was covered by Earth's shadow.
People in Egypt saw this event. People in Yemen also saw it.
Many people said it was a rare event. Rare means it does not happen often.
This is an astronomical event. Astronomical means it is about stars, planets, and space.
People across the Arab world looked up at the sky. They watched the moon change color.
The eclipse happened just before the sun came up. This time is called dawn.
Vocabulary7 words
- lunar eclipse
- when Earth moves between the sun and the moon
- blood moon
- a moon that looks red or orange
- partial eclipse
- when only part of something is covered
- Earth's shadow
- the dark shape Earth makes when it blocks light
- rare
- not happening often
- astronomical
- about stars, planets, and space
- dawn
- the early morning when the sun rises
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1. Red 2. Before dawn 3. Partial
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People woke up early before _____ on Friday.
It was a lunar _____. The moon looked _____.
This is called a blood _____.
This was a _____ eclipse.
This means only part of the moon was covered by Earth's _____.
People in _____ saw this event.
People in _____ also saw it.
Many people said it was a _____ event.
This is an _____ event.
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