ECLIPSE TODAY!

ECLIPSE TODAY!

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Guy Whitman

Used 2+ times

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Standards-aligned

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens during a total solar eclipse?

The sun completely covers the moon.

The moon completely covers the sun, causing darkness.

The sun moves behind the Earth.

The moon partially covers the sun.

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do you need special glasses to watch a solar eclipse?

To watch the eclipse for a longer time

To protect your eyes from the sun's harmful rays

To see the colors more vividly

To see the stars better

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is visible only during a total solar eclipse?

Satellites orbiting Earth

Stars in the daytime

The moon's surface

The sun's corona

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What cycle do eclipses repeat in?

Eclipse season

Saros cycle

Solar cycle

Lunar cycle

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who travels the world to see solar eclipses?

Scientists

Astronauts

Meteorologists

Eclipse chasers

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6.

CLASSIFICATION QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Solar Eclipse

,

(b) Lunar Eclipse

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(c) Eclipse

,

(d) Damage

An eclipse that happens when the Moon moves in just the right place between the Sun and Earth

Earth is positioned between the Moon and Sun, Earth's shadow falls upon the surface of the moon

looking at the Sun is dangerous. It can _______ your eyes.

One object in space, like a planet or moon, passes through the shadow of another object in space

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