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Eclipse

Authored by Charles Martinez

Science

6th - 8th Grade

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Eclipse
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What factor limits the number of eclipses per year?

Distance between the moon and the Earth

Tilt of the moon's orbit around the Earth

Distance between the Earth and the sun

Tilt of the Earth's axis of rotation

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A lunar eclipse occurs when:

The sun passes between the Earth and the moon.

The moon passes between the Earth and the sun.

The moon passes through the Earth's shadow.

The sun passes through the moon's shadow.

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The moon is brightest during which of these events?

Total solar eclipse

Penumbral lunar eclipse

Annular eclipse

Total lunar eclipse

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What angle is formed by the sun, the Earth, and the moon during an eclipse?

180 degree

270 degree

90 degree

45 degree

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What can you infer about the solar corona?

It's located fairly close to the Earth

It's the only part of the sun blocked out during an eclipse

It's the hottest part of the sun

It's located at the outermost edge of the sun

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which definition of "umbra" is most accurate?

Illuminated region of space

Light from the sun

Area where light is blocked

Elapsed time during an eclipse

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When a solar eclipse happens, who can see it?

Anyone in the Northern Hemisphere

Anyone in the Southern Hemisphere

Anyone around the Equator

Anyone who is in the moon's shadow

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