Astronomy #5 Eclipses

What kind of eclipse is created when the moon blocks the sun casting a shadow on the earth?

• Lunar

• Geo

• Solar

• Annual

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Why don’t we have a solar eclipse every new moon?

• The Earth is too big

• The moon is too small

• The moon’s orbit is tilted 5 degrees in respect to the earth

• The moon only orbits the earth 2 -5 times a year

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Why are solar eclipses smaller and shorter when compared to a lunar eclipse?

• The earth is closer to the sun than the moon

• The moon moves slower than the earth

• The moon’s orbit is tilted compared to the earth’s orbit

• The moon is much smaller than the earth

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the sun’s atmosphere (becomes visible during a solar eclipse)

• umbra

• penumbra

• corona

• stratosphere

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Shadow when the sun is partially blocked

• umbra

• penumbra

• overshadow

• undershadow

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Shadow when the sun is totally blocked

• overshadow

• ultishadow

• penumbra

• umbra

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craters on moon edge allow light to slip by during an eclipse

• Corona

• Bailey's beads

• Galileo's tears

• Copernicus beams

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This eclipses only last for a maximum of 7-8 minutes

• Solar

• Umbral

• Lunar

• Penumbral

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This Eclipse can last for up to two hours

• Exponential

• Transistional

• Solar

• Lunar

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When the moon is farther away it does not block the entire face of the sun

• Annual eclipse

• Solstice eclipse

• Coronal eclipse

• Transit eclipse

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