Eclipses

When does a lunar eclipse occur?

• At night

• When the earth's shadow covers the moon

• When the earth comes between the sun and the full moon

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During a lunar eclipse, what color does the moon appear?

• black

• red-orange

• yellow-green

• white

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A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• new

• crescent

• gibbous

• full

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A lunar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• new

• crescent

• gibbous

• full

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Which kind of eclipse does the picture show?

• lunar eclipse

• solar eclipse

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Which kind of eclipse does the picture show?

• lunar eclipse

• solar eclipse

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True or False: You must be in the moon's shadow to see a total solar eclipse.

• True

• False

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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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Why isn't there a lunar eclipse every night?

• because lunar eclipses can only happen during a new moon

• because the moon's orbit is tilted, so the sun, moon and earth don't line up straight every night

• because the moon disappears for a certain amount of time each year

• because they only happen when the moon blocks the sun's light from reaching the earth

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Which of the following is not true about a total solar eclipse?

• It can be viewed once a year from every spot on Earth.

• It is dangerous to look at without the proper device.

• When it happens, the moon blocks all of the sun except the corona.

• You must be within moon's umbra to see it.

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