Unit 2 Lesson 4 Vocabulary: Eclipses

Fill in the blank: ______ is the complete or partial blocking of the Sun or Moon’s light.

• An eclipse

• A solstice

• A constellation

• A meteor shower

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Fill in the blank: ______ is the inner, darker part of a shadow.

• Umbra

• Penumbra

• Corona

• Halo

Fill in the blank: ______ is the outer, lighter part of a shadow.

• Penumbra

• Umbra

• Core

• Nucleus

Fill in the blank: A ______ is the blocking of the Sun’s light that occurs during a new moon when the Moon’s shadow falls on Earth.

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• full moon

• comet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Fill in the blank: A ______ is the complete blocking of the Sun’s light visible on Earth if you are in the Moon’s umbra.

• total solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• partial solar eclipse

• solar flare

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Fill in the blank: A ______ is the partial blocking of the Sun’s light visible on Earth if you are in the Moon’s penumbra.

• partial solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• total solar eclipse

• solar flare

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Fill in the blank: The ______ is the narrow strip of land where people can see a total solar eclipse. Inside this path, the Moon completely covers the Sun for a short time, making the sky dark like night during the day.

• Path of Totality

• Ecliptic Plane

• Solar Flare Zone

• Umbra Region

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Fill in the blank: A ______ is the blocking of sunlight to the Moon; that occurs during a full moon, when the Earth’s shadow lands on the Moon.

• lunar eclipse

• solar eclipse

• new moon

• waxing crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Fill in the blank: A ______ is the complete blocking of the Moon’s light visible when the Moon is in the Earth’s umbra.

• total lunar eclipse

• partial lunar eclipse

• solar eclipse

• new moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Fill in the blank: A ______ is the partial blocking of the Moon’s light visible when the Moon is in the Earth’s penumbra.

• partial lunar eclipse

• solar eclipse

• total lunar eclipse

• new moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1