Unit Test: Patterns in the Solar System

Which type of eclipse occurs when the Earth casts a shadow on the moon?

• Tilt
• Lunar Eclipse
• Solar Eclipse
• Partial Eclipse

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Which type of eclipse is shown in the diagram?

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

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During which phase of the moon is a lunar eclipse possible?

• Crescent moon
• Full moon
• New moon
• Half moon

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During a solar eclipse...

• The sun is blocked
• The Earth is blocked
• The moon is blocked
• You are blocked

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What is the central, darker part of a shadow called?

• the umbra
• the penumbra

The order of a lunar eclipse is..

• Sun-Earth-Moon
• Earth-Sun-Moon
• Moon-Sun- Earth
• Earth-Moon-Sun

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Which type of eclipse is shown in this picture?

• Solar Eclipse
• Orbit
• Lunar Eclipse
• Total Eclipse

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A student made a model of a solar eclipse. How can the student change it to make it into a lunar eclipse?

• Move the moon closer to the Earth

• Move the moon between the sun and Earth

• Move the Earth between the moon and sun

• Move the sun between the moon and Earth

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Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.

• waxing
• waning
• new
• eclipse

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As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

• swelling
• waxing
• waning
• disappearing

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