Solar Eclipse

An eclipse of the Sun occurs when the ...

• Sun gets in between the Earth and the Moon.
• Moon gets in between the Sun and the Earth.
• Earth gets in between the Sun and the Moon.
• None of the above.

The next Total Solar Eclipse to go through the continental United States will be on April 28...

• 2018
• 2020
• 2024
• 2035

An event when a celestial body crosses another object's path blocking ALL or PART of an object from view.

• lunar eclipse
• solar eclipse
• eclipse
• transit

The phase of the Moon occurring when it passes between the Earth and the Sun.

• full moon
• new moon
• first quarter
• third quarter

Faint, outer shadow of the Moon.

• umbra
• lumbar
• penumbra
• annular

Dark, inner shadow of the Moon.

• umbra
• lumbar
• penumbra
• annular

An eclipse that occurs when the Moon completely blocks the light of the Sun from reaching Earth

• annular
• total
• partial
• lunar

The passing of the Moon between the Sun and the Earth that blocks the light of the Sun

• solar eclipse
• lunar eclipse

The August 21, 2017's eclipse is a(n)

• annular eclipse
• total eclipse
• partial eclipse
• lunar eclipse

The orbit of the Moon is tilted by about ____ from the orbit of the Earth around the Sun.

• 5 degrees
• 10 degrees
• 15 degrees
• 20 degrees