Eclipse

The definition of eclipse is:

• The planets line up
• The Sun, Earth and Mars line up
• The Sun, Earth and Moon line up
• The Earth, Moon and Venus line up 

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A lunar eclipse occurs when the line up is this:

• Sun -Earth-Moon
• Moon, Sun, Earth
• Earth-Sun-Moon
• Sun-Moon-Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The line up for a solar eclipse is: 

• Sun-Earth-Moon
• Earth-Sun-Moon
• Sun-Moon-Earth
• Earth-Moon-Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• New
• Cresent
• Gibbous
• Full

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CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

What is the central, darker part of a shadow called?

• the umbra
• the penumbra

Which type of eclipse is shown in this picture?

• Solar Eclipse
• Orbit
• Lunar Eclipse
• Total Eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which type of eclipse is shown in the diagram?

• Solar Eclipse
• Lunar Eclipse
• Total Eclipse
• Partial Eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What factor limits the number of eclipses per year?

• Distance between the moon and the earth

• Tilt of the moon's orbit around the earth

• Distance between the earth and the sun

• Tilt of the earth's axis of rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

lighter, outer part of the shadow

• penumbra
• umbra

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What type of eclipse occurs when the earth's shadow is cast on a full moon?

• solar
• lunar

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1