Solar and Lunar Eclipses

The partial or total blocking of one object in space by another is called a(n)

• Umbra

• Penumbra

• Eclipse

• Shadow

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Is this alignment for a solar or lunar eclipse?

• Solar

• Lunar

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Identify the umbra and the penumbra

• 2 is the umbra and 1 is the penumbra

• 1 is the umbra and 2 is the penumbra

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Is this alignment for a solar or a lunar eclipse?

• Solar

• Lunar

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Identify the umbra and the penumbra

• 2 is the umbra and 1 is the penumbra

• 1 is the umbra and 2 is the penumbra

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You are less likely to see a total solar eclipse than a lunar eclipse because

• The Moon's shadow covers all of Earth during a solar eclipse.

• The Moon's umbra only covers a small area on Earth's surface.

• Only people on the daytime side of Earth can see a solar eclipse.

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A total solar eclipse is visible from

• all over the Earth.

• only within the moon's penumbra.

• only within the moon's umbra.

• only the dark side of the Earth.

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During a total lunar eclipse the moon is in Earth's

• penumbra

• orbit

• corona

• umbra

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If each month has a full moon, why is there not also an eclipse each month?

• There is an eclipse each month

• The moon's orbit is tilted

• Seasons on Earth change atmospheric viewing conditions

• As the moon gets closer to Earth its gravity changes its orbit

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Which moon phase do lunar eclipses occur?

• Full Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

• New Moon

• First Quarter

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