Solar and Lunar Eclipses

What is a Total Lunar Eclipse?

• a) When the moon covers up the sun as it darkens some parts of earth

• b) When the moon appears larger

• c) When the moon turns Red as it passes into the earth's shadow.

• d) When the moon turns Blue as it passes into the earth's shadow.

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How many types of Lunar Eclipses are there?

• a) Three

• b) One

• c) Two

• d) Four

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What is a Solar Eclipse?

• a) When the moon is covered by the sun

• b) When the sun is covering the moon

• c) When earth covers the moon from the sun

• d) When the sun is covered by the moon

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How many types of Solar Eclipses are there?

• a) Four

• b) Five

• c) Three

• d) Two

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Which one of the following is true?

• a) The darker shadow is called the penumbra

• b) The lighter shadow is called the penumbra

• c) the lighter shadow is called the umbra

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What type of eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the sun's light and cast a shadow on earth?

• a) Solar

• b) Lunar

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What moon phase occurs during a Solar Eclipse?

• a) Waxing gibbous

• b) New moon

• c) 1st quarter

• d) Full moon

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What moon phase occurs during a Lunar Eclipse?

• a) Full moon

• b) New moon

• c) 3rd quarter

• d) Waxing crescent

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What type of eclipse is this?

• a) Solar eclipse

• b) Lunar eclipse

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What type of eclipse is being shown in this diagram?

• a) Total Solar Eclipse

• b) Total Lunar Eclipse

• c) Partial Solar Eclipse

• d) Partial Lunar Eclipse

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