Eclipse Test

darkest, innermost part of the shadow

• penumbra

• umbra

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 earth's shadow is cast on a full moon?

• solar

• lunar

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Which of the following is not true about a total solar eclipse?

• It can be viewed once a year from every spot on earth

• It is dangerous to look at without the proper device

• When it happens, the moon blocks all of the sun except the corona

• You must be within the moon's umbra to see it

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What do we call the sun's outer atmosphere that you see during a solar eclipse?

• an umbra

• a corona

• an orbit

• a shadow

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When does a lunar eclipse occur?

• At night

• When the moon's shadow is on the earth

• when the moon comes between the sun and earth

• During the day

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What do objects have to pass through at some point in order to eclipse another object?

• The Earths orbit

• The dark side of the moon

• The other object's orbit

• Their own orbit

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Choose 3 characteristics of a solar eclipse

• When the moon's orbit causes it to move between Earth and the sun

• The moon casts a shadow over Earth

• The moon casts a shadow over the sun

• The solar eclipse only occurs at the phase of new moon

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What is a partial eclipse?

• When Earth or the moon partially blocks light from the sun

• When Earth or the moon totally blocks light from the sun

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What is a total eclipse?

• When Earth or the moon partially blocks light from the sun

• When Earth or the moon totally blocks light from the sun

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