Quiz about Moon Phases and Eclipses Umbra and Penumbra

Question 1

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

Full Moon

Answer

First Quarter

Answer

Last Quarter

Answer

New Moon

Question 2

A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

Accepted Answer

New

Answer

Cresent

Answer

Gibbous

Answer

Full

Question 3

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

waning gibbous

Answer

waning crescent

Answer

waxing crescent

Answer

waxing gibbous

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Lined up exactly

Answer

Below each other

Answer

Above each other

Question 5

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

waxing crescent

Answer

waning crescent

Answer

waning gibbous

Answer

waxing gibbous

Question 6

Name the eclipse.

Accepted Answer

solar eclipse

Answer

lunar eclipse

Question 7

A lunar eclipse only occurs during which moon phase?

Accepted Answer

Full Moon

Answer

New Moon

Answer

3rd Quarter

Answer

1st Quarter

Question 8

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

waxing crescent

Answer

waning crescent

Answer

waning gibbous

Answer

waxing gibbous

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

Umbra

Answer

Total

Answer

Penumbra

Question 10

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

New Moon

Answer

First Quarter

Answer

Last Quarter

Answer

Full Moon

Question 11

Question 11.

Accepted Answer

lunar eclipse

Answer

solar eclipse

Question 12

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

Last Quarter or (third quarter)

Answer

First Quarter

Answer

New Moon

Answer

Full Moon

Question 13

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

First Quarter

Answer

Last Quarter

Answer

New Moon

Answer

Full Moon

Question 14

How much of the moon is always lit?

Accepted Answer

half

Answer

can't tell

Answer

always changes

Answer

3/4

Question 15

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

waning crescent

Answer

waxing crescent

Answer

waning gibbous

Answer

waxing gibbous

Question 16

How many phases does the moon go through?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

4

Answer

10

Answer

16

Question 17

Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.

Accepted Answer

waning crescent

Answer

waxing crescent

Answer

waning gibbous

Answer

waxing gibbous

Question 18

As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

Accepted Answer

waning

Answer

swelling

Answer

waxing

Answer

disappearing

Question 19

Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.

Accepted Answer

waning crescent

Answer

waxing crescent

Answer

waning gibbous

Answer

waxing gibbous

Question 20

Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.

Accepted Answer

waxing

Answer

waning

Answer

new

Answer

eclipse

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