Eclipses

When does a lunar eclipse occur?

• At night

• When the moon's shadow is on the earth

• when the moon comes between the sun and earth

• During the day

During a lunar eclipse, what color does the moon appear?

• Black

• Red-orange

• Yellow-green

• White

A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• New

• Cresent

• Gibbous

• Full

A lunar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• New

• Cresent

• Gibbous

• Full

• A

• B

• C

• D

• A

• B

• C

• D

Where must you be to see a total solar eclipse?

• a corona

• an orbit

• the moon's shadow

• the earth's shadow

Why is a lunar eclipse very rare?

• Because it happens every new moon

• Because the moon's orbit is tilted, so the sun, moon and earth rarely line up

• because the moon isn't close enough to the earth

• because the earth isn't close enough to the sun

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

• It can be viewed once a year 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

This image is an example of

• Lunar Eclipse

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Solar Eclipse