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Solar Eclipses

Solar Eclipses

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

Created by

Heather Okeefe

Used 1+ times

FREE Resource

8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which lunar phase does a solar eclipse happen?

New Moon

Full Moon

Crescent Moon

Quarter Moon

2.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

How does the moon block out the sun if it is so much smaller?

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3.

LABELLING QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Label the different types of shadows cast during the solar eclipse.

a
b
Penumbra
Umbra

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Where do you have to be to see a total solar eclipse?

In the umbra of the moon.

In the path of totality

anywhere on earth

on the moon

5.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

How are a total solar eclipse and annular solar eclipse alike and different?

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How often does a solar eclipse happen somewhere on Earth?

every 400 years

every month

about every 2 years

every year

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long does totality during an eclipse last?

A few hours

A few minutes

A few seconds

6 seconds

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