Seasons, Eclipses, & Moon Phases

What causes a solar eclipse?

• The Earth passing between the Sun and the Moon

• The Sun passing between the Moon and the Earth

• The Moon passing between the Sun and the Earth

• The alignment of the planets causing a shadow on the Sun

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What causes a lunar eclipse?

• The Moon passing between the Sun and the Earth

• The Moon blocking the Sun's light

• The Sun passing between the Earth and the Moon

• Earth passing between the Sun and the Moon

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During a lunar eclipse, the moon appears to be a ______ color due to Earth's atmosphere.

• greyish

• natural

• reddish

• bluish

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In the picture, what type of eclipse is shown?

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

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Which option correctly shows a solar eclipse?

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Name the moon phase.

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• New Moon
• Full Moon

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Name the moon phase.

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• New Moon
• Full Moon

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Name the phase of the moon for letter a as shown in the diagram.

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• Waxing Gibbous
• Waning Gibbous

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If the sun, moon, and Earth are lined up as shown in this diagram, what would be the result?

• full moon
• leap year

• lunar eclipse
• solar eclipse

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Which choice lists the size of sun, moon, and Earth in order from the smallest to the largest?

• Earth, moon, sun
• sun, moon, Earth
• moon, Earth, sun
• moon, sun, Earth

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