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Eclipses

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of eclipse is this?

a)

Total Solar

b)

Partial Solar

c)

Total Lunar Eclipse

d)

Annular eclipse

2.

What type of eclipse is this?

a)

Solar eclipse

b)

Annular eclipse

c)

Mars eclipse

d)

Partial Solar eclipse

3.

What is the umbra

a)

the partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object.

b)

A cone made out of the earth

c)

The penumbra

d)

the fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object, especially the area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse.

4.

What is the penumbra

a)

the partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object.

b)

smae as the antumbra

c)

The darker shaded region shadow casted by the moon

d)

The red moon

5.

What order do the Sun Earth Moon need to be in order for a lunar eclipse to happen.

a)

Sun Moon Earth

b)

Earth Moon Sun

c)

Moon Earth Sun

d)

Sun Earth Moon

6.

What order do the Sun Moon and Earth need to be in for a solar eclipse to happen.

a)

Sun Earth Moon

b)

Earth Moon sun

c)

Sun Moon Earth

d)

Sun Moon Sky

7.

What phase of moon is this

a)

Waxing crescent

b)

Waning crescent

c)

Waxing gibbous

d)

First quater

8.

A solar eclipse needs and Full moon and needs to be at night

a)

True

b)

False

9.

How many moon phases are there?

a)

5

b)

8

c)

2

d)

9

10.

Do we always see the same face of the moon

a)

Yes

b)

No

11.

Bonus: How long is a moon year and how long is a moon day.

a)

27 days - 27 days

b)

365 days - 24 hrs

c)

1 day- 2 days

d)

300 days - 100 days