Solar and Lunar Eclipses

What type of eclipse is this an example of?

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

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What type of eclipse is this an example of?

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

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What type of eclipse is this an example of?

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

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The moon phase for a solar eclipse is a full moon.

• True

• False

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An ____________ is the inner, darker part of a shadow.

• penumbra

• umbra

A __________ is the lighter, outer part of a shadow cone.

• penumbra

• umbra

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For a solar eclipse to occur, the alignment must be ?

• none of the above

• Sun, moon, Earth

• Earth, sun, moon

• sun, Earth, moon

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During what phase of the moon can a lunar eclipse occur?

• waxing gibbous

• first quarter

• new moon

• full moon

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You are less likely to see a total solar eclipse than a total lunar eclipse because

• new moon phases occur less often than full moon phases.

• the moon's shadow covers all of Earth during a solar eclipse.

• only people on the daytime side of Earth can see a solar eclipse.

• the moon's umbra only covers a small area on Earth's surface.

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During a total lunar eclipse, an observer on Earth would see

• a new moon.

• a first quarter moon.

• no change in the moon's brightness.

• the moon turning a red color.

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