Eclipses

A solar eclipse only occurs during which moon phase?

• 1st Quarter
• New Moon
• Full Moon
• 3rd Quarter

Which is NOT a reason why lunar eclipses are more commonly seen than solar eclipses.

• The Earth's shadow is larger on the moon that the moon is on Earth.
  Lunar eclipses last for a longer period of time.
• The Earth's shadow is larger on the moon that the moon is on Earth.
• Solar eclipses are only visible in a small strip of degrees latitude.
• The Earth's orbit and the moon's orbit is the same.

Why does a lunar eclipse have to occur in this moon phase?

• This phase shows how the Earth can block the sunlight to the moon.
• This phase allows Earth to block the moon from the sun.
• This phase allows for the moon to block the sun’s light to the Earth.
• This phase shows how the sun can block the moon from Earth.

This image is an example of

• Lunar Eclipse
• Full Moon
• New Moon
• Solar Eclipse

A lunar eclipse only occurs during which moon phase?

• New Moon
• 3rd Quarter
• Full Moon
• 1st Quarter

This image is an example of 

• Lunar Eclipse
• New Moon
• Solar Eclipse
• Full Moon

Why isn't there an eclipse every month?

• Because the moon orbits the sun differently than Earth does.
• Because the Earth's orbit and the moon's orbit are at the same angle, flat plane.
• Because the moon's orbit is offset from Earth's orbit by 1.5°, not in a flat plane.
• Because the lunar cycle is longer than a month.

What happens during a solar eclipse?

• The sun blocks the moon from Earth.

• The moon blocks the light from the sun from Earth.

• The Earth blocks the moon from the sun.

• The Earth blocks the light from the sun on the moon.