Solar Eclipse and Lunar Eclipse

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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Both solar and lunar eclipses have which of the following types?

• Total

• Annular

• Partial

• Total and Partial

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Which type of eclipse is this?

• Partial solar eclipse

• Partial lunar eclipse

• Total solar eclipse

• Total lunar eclipse

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The partial or total blocking of one object in space by another is called a(n)

• Umbra

• Penumbra

• Eclipse

• Shadow

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Is this alignment for a solar or a lunar eclipse?

• Solar

• Lunar

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A total solar eclipse is visible from

• all over the Earth.

• only within the moon's penumbra.

• only within the moon's umbra.

• only the dark side of the Earth.

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During a total lunar eclipse the moon is in Earth's

• penumbra

• orbit

• corona

• umbra

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When can a solar eclipse occur?

• Anytime

• During a new moon

• During a full moon

• Waning gibbous

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When the moon does not completely cover the sun it is known as a

• Partial lunar eclipse

• Partial solar eclipse

• Total solar eclipse

• Penumbral lunar eclipse

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Which type of eclipse is this?

• Partial lunar eclipse

• Partial solar eclipse

• Penumbral solar eclipse

• Total lunar eclipse

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