Solar & Lunar Eclipses

During a solar eclipse...

• The sun is blocked by the moon

• The Earth is blocked moon

• The moon is blocked by the sun

• You are blocked

True or False: You must wear your eclipse goggles at all times except during totality due to safety reasons.

• True

• False

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

• Total

• Umbra

• Penumbra

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

• Lunar eclipse

• Solar eclipse

A solar eclipse only occurs during which moon phase?

• 1st Quarter

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• 3rd Quarter

What do we call the sun's outer atmosphere that you see during a solar eclipse?

• an umbra

• the corona

• a penumbra

• a shadow

Which of the following is NOT true about a total solar eclipse?

• It can be viewed from every spot on earth

• It is dangerous to look at without the proper device

• When it happens, the moon blocks all of the sun except the corona

• You must be within the moon's umbra to see it

There are two sections of a shadow. Which one is the lighter, outer shadow?

• umbra

• lumbar

• penumbra

• annular

A lunar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• New

• Cresent

• Gibbous

• Full

In thinking about a solar eclipse, what does the light source in the diagram represent?

• the Earth

• the Moon

• the Sun