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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A solar eclipse happens during the day.

• True

• False

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You are only able to view a solar eclipse with solar glasses.

• True

• False

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A lunar eclipse happens during the day.

• True

• False

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A _________________ is the blocking of the Sun's light that occurs during a new moon when the moon's shadow falls on earth.

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• umbra

• penumbra

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A _______________ is the blocking of sunlight to the moon; occurs when the moon passes through earth's shadow.

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• umbra

• penumbra

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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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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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