Eclipses

A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• New
• Cresent
• Gibbous
• Full

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What do we call the sun's outer atmosphere that you see during a solar eclipse?

• an umbra
• a corona
• an orbit
• a shadow

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A solar eclipse only occurs during which moon phase?

• 1st Quarter
• New Moon
• Full Moon
• 3rd Quarter

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• solar eclipse
• lunar eclipse

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This image is an example of

• Lunar Eclipse
• Full Moon
• New Moon
• Solar Eclipse

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

• Below each other
• Above each other
• In alignment

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Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?

• Lunar eclipse
• Solar eclipse

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• solar eclipse
• lunar eclipse

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During a solar eclipse...

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

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Why do the Sun and Moon appear to be the same size in the sky?

• The Sun is 400 times bigger, but the Moon is 100 times closer.
• The Sun is 100 times bigger, but the Moon is 400 times closer.
• The Sun is 400 times bigger, but the Moon is 400 times closer.
• The Moon is 400 times bigger, but the Sun is 400 times closer.

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