Eclipses

Eclipses

What happens when light gets blocked?

​Review - Moon Phases

• ​The moon also appears to change shape in a repeating pattern.

• In reality, the moon is always the same shape.

• Like Earth, ​the moon does not make its own light. It reflects the Sun's light.

• ​Like Earth, only one half of the moon can see the Sun at one time.

• ​The shape of the moon that we see depends on where the moon is in its revolution around Earth.

Multiple Choice

The moon appears to change shape, but in reality, ____.

• It is changing shape.

• It is always the same shape. 

Multiple Choice

The shape of the moon we can see is called its ____.

• Phase

• Mutation

• Morphograph

Multiple Choice

We see the moon in different phases because _______.

• The moon is revolving

• The moon is rotating

• The Earth is rotating

Match

Match the phase to its name.

New Moon

Full Moon

Quarter Moon

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Quarter Moon

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the moon phase in the diagram?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Quarter Moon

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the moon phase in the diagram?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Quarter Moon

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the moon phase in the diagram?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Quarter Moon

Match

Match the diagram to its name.

Full Moon

Quarter Moon

New Moon

• Full Moon

• Quarter Moon

• New Moon

​Eclipse

• ​An "Eclipse" is when one object blocks the light from another object.

• ​Eclipses are named for the object whose appearance changes.

• ​In a Solar Eclipse, the Sun is covered by the moon.

• ​In a Lunar Eclipse, the moon turns red as Earth blocks the Sun's light.

Multiple Choice

When one object blocks the light from another object, we call it _____.

• Obscurity

• Eclipse

• Hide-and-Seek

Multiple Choice

Eclipses get named for _____.

• The object in the way

• The object that changes appearance

• Nobody knows

Multiple Choice

In a Solar Eclipse, the Sun's appearance changes because ____ means "Sun."

• Terrestrial

• Lunar

• Solar

Multiple Choice

In a Lunar Eclipse, the moon's appearance changes because ____ means "moon."

• Terrestrial

• Lunar

• Solar

Drag and Drop

"In a Solar Eclipse, the ​

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's appearance changes, but in a Lunar Eclipse, the ​

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's appearance changes." 

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Sun

moon

Earth

​Solar Eclipse

• ​In a Solar Eclipse, the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun.

• ​The Sun appears to be covered, and looks black.

• ​This only happens during a New Moon.

• ​Only a small part of the Earth can see each Solar Eclipse.

Multiple Choice

Which diagram shows a Solar Eclipse? 

Multiple Choice

What does the Sun look like during a Solar Eclipse?

Multiple Choice

In a Solar Eclipse, the order of the objects is ____.

• Sun, Moon, Earth

• Sun, Earth, Moon

Multiple Choice

A Solar Eclipse can only happen during a ____.

• New Moon

• Quarter Moon

• Full Moon

Multiple Choice

During a Solar Eclipse, _____ the Earth can see the changes.

• All of

• Half of

• Only a small part of

Match

It is blocked.

During a Solar Eclipse, the Sun is blocked by the moon.

• During a Solar Eclipse

• the Sun

• by the moon

When?

What?

How?

• When?

• What?

• How?

Reorder

Reorder the following to make a complete sentence.

• During a Solar Eclipse,

• the Sun

• is blocked

• by the moon

• .

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Open Ended

It is blocked.

Rewrite this sentence to describe When, What, and How?

​Lunar Eclipse

• ​In a Lunar Eclipse, the Earth passes between the moon and the Sun.

• ​The sun's light on the moon is blocked, and the moon looks red.

• ​This only happens during a Full Moon.

• ​One half of Earth can see each Lunar Eclipse.

Multiple Choice

Which diagram shows a Lunar Eclipse? 

Multiple Choice

What does the moon look like during a Lunar Eclipse?

Multiple Choice

In a Lunar Eclipse, the order of the objects is ____.

• Sun, Moon, Earth

• Sun, Earth, Moon

Multiple Choice

A Lunar Eclipse can only happen during a ____.

• New Moon

• Quarter Moon

• Full Moon

Multiple Choice

During a Lunar Eclipse, _____ the Earth can see the changes.

• All of

• Half of

• Only a small part of

Match

It is blocked.

During a Lunar Eclipse, the moon is blocked by the Earth.

• During a Lunar Eclipse

• the moon

• by the Earth

When?

What?

How?

• When?

• What?

• How?

Reorder

Reorder the following to make a complete sentence.

• During a Lunar Eclipse,

• the moon

• is blocked

• by the Earth

• .

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Open Ended

It is blocked.

Rewrite this sentence to describe When, What, and How?

​Tilted Revolution

• ​We see the Full Moon and the New Moon every month, but we do not see an eclipse every month.

• ​The moon's revolution is tilted by 5 degrees.

• ​Usually, the moon will be too high or too low for the shadows to line up.

Multiple Choice

Can we see an eclipse every time there is a Full or New Moon?

• Of course! 

• No

Multiple Choice

Why don't we see an Eclipse every month?

• Sometimes scientists can't predict them

• The Moon's revolution is tilted

• The Moon doesn't revolve every month

Categorize

Options (12)

Sun is blocked

Moon is blocked

Moon in the way

Earth in the way

Small part of Earth can see

Half of Earth can see

During New Moon

During Full Moon

Sort these properties.

Solar Eclipse

Lunar Eclipse

Open Ended

Describe one difference between a Solar and a Lunar Eclipse.