Eclipses Practice Quiz 6th grade. Earth Science

During a lunar eclipse, what color does the moon appear?

• Black
• Red-orange
• Yellow-green
• White

A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• New
• Cresent
• Gibbous
• Full

A lunar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• New
• Cresent
• Gibbous
• Full

Where must you be to see a total solar eclipse?

• a corona
• an orbit
• in the moon's shadow

• in the earth's shadow

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

The answer is Umbra.

• Total
• Umbra
• Penumbra

What is the larger outer lighter part of the shadow cone called, where a partial eclipse can be viewed? The answer is Penumbra

• Partial
• Umbra
• Penumbra

In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?

• Below each other
• Above each other
• In alignment

Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?

• Lunar eclipse
• Solar eclipse

This image is an example of 

• Lunar Eclipse
• New Moon
• Solar Eclipse

This image is an example of

• Lunar Eclipse
• Full Moon
• Solar Eclipse