Solar/Lunar Eclipses

What term describes the alignment of three celestial bodies?

• suzerainty

• symbology

• syzygy

• sizzle

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During which phase of the Moon does a solar eclipse occur?

• New moon

• Full moon

• Crescent moon

• Gibbous moon

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What does this diagram show?

• Syzygy

• Solar eclipse

• Lunar eclipse

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Solar eclipse is experienced by the part of the Earth that is having daytime.

• True

• False

• Maybe

• Sometimes

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Lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth.

• True

• False

• Sometimes

• Maybe

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When the Moon is completely in the umbra region, we can observe a total lunar eclipse.

• True

• False

• Sometimes

• Maybe

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Based on the picture, what term(s) applies?

• new moon phase

• syzygy

• conjunction

• alignment of Earth-Moon-Sun

• All terms apply

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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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What is the darkest inner part of the shadow cone called, where a total eclipse can be viewed.

• Total
• Umbra
• Penumbra

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Identify the umbra and the penumbra

• 2 is the umbra and 1 is the penumbra

• 1 is the umbra and 2 is the penumbra

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