Phase and Eclipse Review

During a solar eclipse...

• The sun is blocked
• The Earth is blocked

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.

Solar eclipses occur during which Moon phase?

• New Moon
• Waning Crescent
• Waxing Crescent
• Waning Gibbous

During which Moon phase might a lunar eclipse be viewed on Earth?

• new Moon
• first quarter
• full Moon
• last quarter

The order of the objects in a lunar eclipse is..

• Sun-Earth-Moon

• Earth-Sun-Moon

• Moon-Sun- Earth

• Earth-Moon-Sun

What is a lunar eclipse?

• an eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth's shadow
• an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon

Which type of eclipse is shown in the diagram?

• Solar Eclipse
• Lunar Eclipse
• Total Eclipse
• Partial Eclipse

Which type of eclipse is shown in this picture?

• Solar Eclipse
• Orbit
• Lunar Eclipse
• Total Eclipse

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

• Below each other

• Above each other

• In a straight line

An eclipse in space is when....

• one object passes through the shadow of another object

• two shadows collide.

• the moon is in the waxing crescent phase.

• the Sun and Moon are side by side.