Eclipses of the Sun and the Moon

Identify the umbra and the penumbra

• 2 is the umbra and 1 is the penumbra

• 1 is the umbra and 2 is the penumbra

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You are less likely to see a total solar eclipse than a lunar eclipse because

• The Moon's shadow covers all of Earth during a solar eclipse.

• The Moon's umbra only covers a small area on Earth's surface.

• Only people on the daytime side of Earth can see a solar eclipse.

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

• lunar eclipses

• solar eclipses

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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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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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What type of eclipse is this an example of?

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

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The order for a solar eclipse is Sun, Moon, Earth.

• True

• False

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A solar eclipse happens during the day.

• True

• False

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A __________________ is an eclipse visible from Earth from inside the Moon's umbra; occurs when the Sun's entire disk--except for the corona----is blocked by the new moon.

• total solar eclipse

• total lunar eclipse

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is an eclipse in which the entire disk of the full moon is covered by earth's umbra.

• total solar eclipse

• total lunar eclipse

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