ECLIPSES AND CONSTELLATIONS QUIZ SCIENCE YEAR 6

Why do the Sun and Moon appear to be the same size in the sky?

• The Sun is 400 times bigger, but the Moon is 100 times closer.
• The Sun is 100 times bigger, but the Moon is 400 times closer.
• The Sun is 400 times bigger, but the Moon is 400 times closer.
• The Moon is 400 times bigger, but the Sun is 400 times closer.

What is a solar eclipse?

• When the Moon passes through the Earth's shadow.
• When the Moon's shadow is on the Earth.

What is a lunar eclipse?

• When the Moon passes through the Earth's shadow.
• When the Moon's shadow is on the Earth.

What is the smaller, darker part of the shadow called in an eclipse?

• Penumbra
• Penumbrella
• Umbrella
• Umbra

What is the bigger, less dark part of the shadow called in an eclipse?

• Penumbra
• Penumbrella
• Umbrella
• Umbra

A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• New
• Cresent
• Gibbous
• Full

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This type of eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the sunlight from reaching Earth?

• Solar eclipse
• Lunar eclipse
• Total eclipse

The line up for a solar eclipse is: 

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

What do we call the sun's outer atmosphere that you see during a solar eclipse?

• an umbra
• a corona
• an orbit
• a shadow

True or False: You must wear your eclipse goggles at all times except during totality due to safety reasons.

• True
• False