Solar and Lunar Eclipses Quiz

What phase of the Moon does a Solar Eclipse occur on?

• Full Moon

• Crescent Moon

• Gibbous Moon

• New Moon

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What phase of the Moon does a Lunar Eclipse occur on?

• Full Moon

• Gibbous Moon

• New Moon

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True or False? A Solar Eclipse always occurs every New Moon.

• True

• False

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True or False? A Lunar Eclipse always occurs every Full Moon.

• False

• True

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Why doesn't a Solar/Lunar Eclipse occur during every New Moon and Full Moon?

• Because there are clouds obstructing your view

• Because the Moon is too far away; it only gets close enough on occasion

• Because the Moon's orbit is tilted

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About how often does a Solar/Lunar Eclipse occur?

• Once every New Moon and Full Moon

• A few times per year

• Once every other year

• Once a month

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What are the names of the 2 shadows during Solar/Lunar Eclipses

• Small Shadow, Big Shadow

• Penumbra, Umbra

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What is the "penumbra" shadow?

• The lighter shadow on the edges of the darker shadow

• The shadow that extends beyond the darker shadow

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What is the "umbra" shadow?

• The shadow that extends beyond the darker shadow

• The lighter shadow on the edges of the darker shadow

• The darker shadow in the middle

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What type of Lunar Eclipse is this?

• This is not an eclipse, it's a Full Moon

• Total Lunar Eclipse

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