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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
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1.
The definition of eclipse is:
a)
The planets line up
b)
The Sun, Earth and Mars line up
c)
The Sun, Earth and Moon line up
d)
The Earth, Moon and Venus line up
2.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the line up is this:
a)
Sun -Earth-Moon
b)
Moon, Sun, Earth
c)
Earth-Sun-Moon
d)
Sun-Moon-Earth
3.
The line up for a solar eclipse is:
a)
Sun-Earth-Moon
b)
Earth-Sun-Moon
c)
Sun-Moon-Earth
d)
Earth-Moon-Mars
4.
A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
a)
New
b)
Cresent
c)
Gibbous
d)
Full
5.
What is the central, darker part of a shadow called?
a)
the umbra
b)
the penumbra
6.
Which type of eclipse is shown in this picture?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Orbit
c)
Lunar Eclipse
d)
Total Eclipse
7.
Which type of eclipse is shown in the diagram?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Lunar Eclipse
c)
Total Eclipse
d)
Partial Eclipse
8.
What factor limits the number of eclipses per year?
a)
Distance between the moon and the earth
b)
Tilt of the moon's orbit around the earth
c)
Distance between the earth and the sun
d)
Tilt of the earth's axis of rotation
9.
lighter, outer part of the shadow
a)
penumbra
b)
umbra
10.
What type of eclipse occurs when the earth's shadow is cast on a full moon?
a)
solar
b)
lunar
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