Celestial Events and Alignments

Celestial Events and Alignments

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Physics, Geography

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video tutorial explains the causes of different moon phases and eclipses using a demonstration with a lamp, a blue ball, and a globe to represent the sun, moon, and earth, respectively. It covers the phases of the moon, such as new, full, and quarter moons, and explains how light reflection causes these phases. The video also discusses solar and lunar eclipses, detailing the alignment required for each and the resulting shadows. The tutorial concludes with an invitation for questions during homework help times.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the lamp represent in the video demonstration?

The Sun

The Earth

A Star

The Moon

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During which phase is the moon completely dark from Earth's perspective?

Full Moon

New Moon

Quarter Moon

Gibbous Moon

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the sequence of celestial bodies during a full moon?

Sun, Moon, Earth

Sun, Earth, Moon

Moon, Sun, Earth

Earth, Sun, Moon

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What shape do the sun, earth, and moon form during a quarter moon?

A straight line

A right triangle

A square

A circle

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the key alignment for a solar eclipse to occur?

Sun, Earth, Moon

Earth, Moon, Sun

Sun, Moon, Earth

Moon, Sun, Earth

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why doesn't a solar eclipse occur every new moon?

The moon is too far from the Earth

The sun is not always visible

The moon, earth, and sun are not always on the same plane

The Earth's shadow is too small

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What phenomenon is also known as a blood moon?

Lunar Eclipse

Solar Eclipse

New Moon

Quarter Moon

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