Count Down: Solar Eclipse 2017

What day and time will the moon completely block the sun in Clarksville, TN in 2017?

• August 21 at 1:26 AM
• August 21 at 1:26 PM
• August 20 at 1:26 PM
• August 20 at 1:26 AM

A solar eclipse happens during wich moon phase?

• waning
• full moon
• new moon
• waxing 

In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?

• Below each other
• Above each other
• In alignment

Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?

• Lunar eclipse
• Solar eclipse

What is the darkest inner part of the shadow cone called, where a total eclipse can be viewed.

• Total
• Umbra
• Penumbra

What is the larger outer lighter part of the shadow cone called, where a partial eclipse can be viewed?

• Partial
• Umbra
• Penumbra

For a solar eclipse to occur, what has to happen?

• The sun must be directly between Earth and the moon.
• The moon must be directly between Earth and the Sun.
• Earth must be directly between the Sun and the moon.

When the Earth's shadow falls on the moon, the shadow causes what to happen?

• Lunar eclipse
• Solar eclipse
• Partial eclipse

This type of eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the sunlight from reaching Earth?

• Solar eclipse
• Lunar eclipse
• Total eclipse

If these three bodies are lined up with each other, what would this diagram represent?

• full moon
• new moon
• lunar eclipse
• solar eclipse