Quiz # 8

What is an eclipse in astronomical terms?

• The movement of Earth around the Sun

• When one celestial body blocks light from another

• The rotation of Earth on its axis

• The path Earth takes around the Sun

What occurs during a solar eclipse?

• The Moon moves into Earth's shadow

• Earth or the Moon fully blocks light from the Sun

• The Moon blocks the view of the Sun from Earth

• Earth partially blocks light from the Sun

Which definition best describes a lunar eclipse?

• When the Moon blocks the view of the Sun from Earth

• When Earth or the Moon fully blocks light from the Sun

• When Earth or the Moon partially blocks light from the Sun

• When the Moon moves into Earth’s shadow

What is a total eclipse?

• When the Moon partially blocks light from the Sun

• When Earth or the Moon fully blocks light from the Sun

• When the Moon moves into Earth's shadow

• When the Moon blocks the view of the Sun from Earth

What is a partial eclipse?

• When the Moon moves into Earth's shadow

• When Earth or the Moon fully blocks light from the Sun

• When Earth or the Moon partially blocks light from the Sun

• When the Moon blocks the view of the Sun from Earth

What part of the Sun is visible during a total solar eclipse?

• The inner core

• The solar flares

• The corona

• The photosphere

What is Earth's axis?

• The path Earth takes as it moves around the Sun

• The outermost part of the Sun's atmosphere

• An imaginary line passing through the center of Earth, around which the planet rotates

• The area of total darkness in the shadow of an eclipse

What describes Earth's orbit?

• The rotation of Earth on its axis

• The path Earth takes as it moves around the Sun

• The outermost part of the Sun's atmosphere

• An imaginary line passing through the center of Earth

What is a rock?

• A solid, naturally formed substance with varying composition.

• A naturally formed combination of minerals and other natural materials.

• A molecule made of different elements.

• Molten rock within Earth.

Which type of rock is formed from magma or lava?

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Igneous rock

• Compound