Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: As seen from the Earth , a solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth , and the Moon fully or partially covers the Sun as viewed from a location on Earth .
Simplified: When seen from Earth , a solar eclipse ( ee klips ' ) happens when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun . This makes the Moon fully or partially ( partly ) cover the sun .