Eclipses Quiz **

What is blocked during a solar eclipse?

• The Earth

• The Moon

• The Sun

• The stars

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

• Lunar eclipse

• Solar eclipse

• Partial eclipse

• Total eclipse

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What is the alignment of the Sun, Moon, and Earth during a solar eclipse?

• Sun, Earth, Moon

• Sun, Moon, Earth

• Moon, Sun, Earth

• Earth, Sun, Moon

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Explain why we never see an eclipse during a quarter moon. Use scientific reasoning to support your answer.

• The moon is too far from the Earth.

• The moon is not aligned with the Earth and Sun.

• The moon is too close to the Sun.

• The moon is too bright to see an eclipse.

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During which phase of the moon does a solar eclipse occur?

• New moon

• Full moon

• Half moon

• Crescent moon

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During which phase of the moon does a lunar eclipse occur?

• New moon

• Full moon

• Half moon

• Crescent moon

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What type of eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through Earth's shadow?

• Solar eclipse

• Lunar eclipse

• Partial eclipse

• Total eclipse

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The Moon is in what phase during a solar eclipse?

• full

• new

• gibbous

• crescent

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During which phase of the moon does a lunar eclipse occur?

• New moon

• Full moon

• Half moon

• Crescent moon

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Which eclipse can only occur at night?

• Solar eclipse

• Lunar eclipse

• Annular eclipse

• Partial eclipse

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