Eclipses - Lesson 4 - 2025

Multiple Choice

Which of the following correctly describes the order of celestial bodies during a solar eclipse?

• Sun-Earth-Moon

• Moon-Earth-Sun

• Sun-Moon-Earth

• Earth-Moon-Sun

Drag and Drop

In the diagram, a ​​

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is  occurring.​

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solar eclipse

lunar eclipse

Drag and Drop

A solar eclipse occurs during the ​

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​ moon phase position when the ​

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shadow falls on the ​

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.

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new moon

Moon's

Earth

Earth's

Moon

Sun

full moon

Multiple Select

Select all the statements that are true about lunar eclipses.

• They occur when the moon moves into Earth's shadow.

• They happen during the new moon phase.

• The moon can appear reddish during a total lunar eclipse.

• The order for this eclipse is Sun-Earth-Moon.

Open Ended

Explain (in 10 words or less) why eclipses do not occur every month, even though the moon orbits the Earth every month.

Draw

Draw the position of the moon (& relevant shadows) during a solar eclipse.

Draw

Draw the position of the moon (& relevant shadows) during a lunar eclipse.

Match

Match the following terms to their correct causes.

• Eclipses

• Seasons

• Tides

• Moon Phases

Shadows

Earth's tilted axis & revolution

Moon's gravitational pull on Earth

Moon changing position, our POV of light

• Shadows

• Earth's tilted axis & revolution

• Moon's gravitational pull on Earth

• Moon changing position, our POV of light