Exploring Solar and Lunar Eclipses

Exploring Solar and Lunar Eclipses

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

6th - 10th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-PS3-4, MS-ESS1-3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Yolanda Bradley

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
,
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
,
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the two types of eclipses discussed in the lesson?

Solar and Lunar

Solar and Stellar

Lunar and Stellar

Planetary and Solar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the phase of the moon during a total solar eclipse?

Last Quarter

First Quarter

New Moon

Full Moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the shadow that causes a total solar eclipse?

Penumbra

Umbra

Antumbra

Preumbra

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During a total solar eclipse, what happens to the temperature?

It remains the same

It fluctuates

It decreases

It increases

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the phase of the moon during a lunar eclipse?

Full Moon

Last Quarter

New Moon

First Quarter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What color does the moon turn during a lunar eclipse?

Blue

Green

Red

Yellow

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How often does the moon cross the plane of the Earth and Sun to cause a solar eclipse?

Every few months

Every few years

Every year

Every month

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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