Eclipse Vocabulary Review

Which type of eclipse will cause the Moon to look a red-orange color?

• Solar

• Lunar

• Total

• Partial

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What is an eclipse?

• When the Sun disappears

• When the Earth goes in the Sun's shadow

• When one object in space blocks another object from view

• When the Moon leaves its orbit

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In a ______ eclipse, the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon

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In a ______ eclipse, the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth

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Which is a full shadow that is caused by an eclipse?

• Eclipse

• Umbra

• Penumbra

• Totality

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Which is a partial shadow that is caused by an eclipse?

• Eclipse

• Umbra

• Penumbra

• Totality

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A _______ solar eclipse occurs when part of the Sun is blocked.

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What is totality?

• When the Sun blows up

• The period of time when the Earth is completely covering the Sun from view

• The period of time when the moon can't be seen

• The period of time when the moon is completely covering the Sun from view

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