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What Type of Eclipse Occurs When the Moon Blocks the Sun's Light and Casts a Shadow on Earth?

Authored by Charles Martinez

Science

6th Grade

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What Type of Eclipse Occurs When the Moon Blocks the Sun's Light and Casts a Shadow on Earth?
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the sun's light and cast a shadow on earth?

solar
lunar

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of eclipse occurs when the earth's shadow is cast on a full moon?

solar
lunar

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What moon phase occurs during a solar eclipse?

Full moon
new moon
1st quarter
waxing gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What moon phase occurs during a lunar eclipse?

full moon
new moon
3rd quarter
waxing crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is in the middle during a solar eclipse?

moon
earth 
sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What type of eclipse occurs when the moon doesn't completely cover the sun?

partial solar eclipse
total solar eclipse
total lunar eclipse
partial lunar eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What part of the shadow must I be in to see a total solar eclipse?

umbra
penumbra

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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