Eclipses

According to the diagram, what does the light shining on the ball create?

• Shadow
• Moon
• Earth
• Sun

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

• the umbra
• the penumbra

During which part of the lunar cycle can a lunar eclipse occur?

• New Moon
• First Quarter
• Full Moon
• Third Quarter

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What is the lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked called?

• the umbra
• the penumbra

During which part of the lunar cycle can a solar eclipse occur?

• New Moon
• First Quarter
• Full Moon
• Third Quarter

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This model is showing us a...

• lunar eclipse

• solar eclipse

• phases of the moon

• earth eclipse

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This image is showing us a.....

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• phases of the moon

• earth eclipse

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When the moon passes between the earth and the sun, this results in a.....

• Waxing moon

• lunar eclipse

• solar eclipse

• sun rise

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When the earth is between the sun and the moon, this results in a...

• waxing moon

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• sun rise

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Which of the following is not true about a total solar eclipse?

• It can be viewed once a year from every spot on earth

• It is dangerous to look at without the proper device

• When it happens, the moon blocks all of the sun except the corona

• You must be within the moon's umbra to see it

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