Eclipses

darkest, innermost part of the shadow

• penumbra
• umbra

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What moon phase occurs during a solar eclipse?

• Full moon
• new moon
• 1st quarter
• waxing gibbous

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What moon phase occurs during a lunar eclipse?

• full moon
• new moon
• 3rd quarter
• waxing crescent

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What part of the shadow must I be in to see a total solar eclipse?

• umbra
• penumbra

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What type of eclipse is this?

• Solar eclipse
• Lunar eclipse

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This image is showing us a.....

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• phases of the moon

• earth eclipse

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During a lunar eclipse, what color does the moon appear?

• Black
• Red-orange
• Yellow-green
• White

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In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?

• Below each other
• Above each other
• In alignment

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

• It can be viewed 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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We do NOT have a solar or lunar eclipse each month because...

• The tilt of the moon's orbit is at 5 degrees
• The moon is too small
• The moon's orbital distance changes
• All choices

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