Solar and Lunar eclipses

What phase is the moon at when a lunar eclipse happens?

• New moon

• Waning crescent

• Full moon

• First quarter

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What phase is the moon at when a solar eclipse happens?

• Half moon

• No moon

• Full moon

• New moon

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Which of these are the moon phases?

• Half moon

• Full moon

• Crecent moon

• Gibbous

• First quarter

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What happens during a solar eclipse?

• The moon turns red

• The moon explodes

• The moon blocks out the sun

• The moon is between the Earth and the Sun

• The Earth is between the sun and the moon

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Have you seen a solar eclipse?

• Yes

• No

• I saw a partial solar eclipse

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Why do we not have a solar and lunar eclipse every 28 days?

• There is one every 28 days

• The earth´s orbit is at a 5 degree angle

• The moon is gradually escaping Earth´s gravity

• The orbit of the moon is at a 5 degree angle

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What angle is the Earth´s axis at?

• 25.3 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 23.3 degrees

• 25.5 degrees

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How long does it take for the moon to do one revolution around earth

• 28 days

• 29 days

• One month

• one week

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Have you seen a lunar eclipse?

• yes

• no

• I saw a partial one

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How many lunar eclipses have you seen?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4+

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