Eclipses

A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth's shadow falls on the_________.

• stars

• Tropic of Cancer

• Moon

• Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A solar eclipse can only occur during a ____________ moon phase?

• wanning gibbous

• waxing crescent

• full

• new

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A ____ occurs when the Moon moves directly between the Sun and Earth and throws a shadow on Earth.

• Solar Eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• full moon

• hurricane

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A lunar eclipse occurs during a ______________ moon phase.

• first quarter

• wanning crescent

• new

• full

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The longest a total solar eclipse lasts is about how long?

• About an hour

• all day

• about 7 minutes

• 30 seconds

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Why don’t solar eclipses occur every new moon?

• The three bodies only line up during the full moon.

• The full moon would cover the preumbra.

• The Earth's orbit is too unpredictable.

• The Moon’s orbit around Earth and Earth’s orbit around the Sun are not in the same plane, so the three bodies only line up occasionally.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Eclipses occur when the Sun, the Moon, and __ line up perfectly.

• Earth

• Mars

• Umbra

• penumbra

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What is the first stage of a lunar eclipse?

• The Earth enters the penumbra.

• The Moon moves into Earth's penumbra.

• The Sun enteres the penumbra.

• The moom enters the penumbra.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A/An _____________________ is the darker part of a shadow.

• black hole

• umbra

• full moon

• penumbra

A/An ____________________ is the lighter part of a shadow.

• penumbra

• black hole

• umbra

• full moon