Eclipses

Front

What type of eclipse is shown in the picture?

Back

Solar

Front

What type of eclipse is shown in the drawing?

Back

Lunar

Front

What happens during a solar eclipse?

Back

The moon is casting a shadow on the Earth.

Front

What is true for a lunar eclipse?

Back

The Earth is casting a shadow on the moon.

Front

Solar eclipses can only happen during which moon phase?

Back

New moon

Front

Lunar eclipses can only happen during which moon phase?

Back

Full moon

Front

How many parts does an eclipse shadow have?

Back

2

Front

What is the center, darker part of an eclipse shadow called?

Back

Umbra

Front

What is the lighter part of an eclipse shadow, where the light is only partially blocked, called?

Back

Penumbra

Front

Total lunar eclipses are visible when the moon is in which part of an eclipse shadow?

Back

Umbra