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Lunar Eclipse

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A lunar eclipse occurs at which moon phase?

a)

quarter moon

b)

new moon

c)

crescent moon

d)

full moon

2.

A lunar eclipse occurs about

a)

once in 3 years

b)

twice a year

c)

once a month

d)

once in 5 years

3.

During a lunar eclipse

a)

Earth's shadow covers the moon

b)

the sun's shadow covers the moon

c)

the moon covers the sun

d)

Earth's shadow covers the sun

4.

The position of the Earth, moon and Sun during a lunar eclipse is

a)

sun--moon--Earth

b)

Earth--sun--moon

c)

sun--Earth--moon

d)

moon--sun--Earth

5.

Since some light will still illuminate the moon, it will appear

a)

red

b)

green

c)

yellow

d)

blue

6.

The 2019 Super Blood Wolf Moon eclipse is on

a)

Friday night

b)

Saturday morning

c)

Saturday night

d)

Sunday night

7.

What does “lunar” mean?

a)

Related to eclipse

b)

Related to the Moon

c)

Related to Earth

d)

Related to the Sun

8.
More people on Earth can view a lunar eclipse than a solar eclipse.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Why Don’t Eclipses Happen Every Month?
a)
Eclipses only happen when the sun, moon and Earth all line up, at syzygy
b)
most months, the lunar orbit carries the moon above or below the shadow of the Earth, and there is no lunar eclipse. 
c)
The moon’s orbit is tilted about 5 degrees from the plane of the Earth’s orbit around the sun
d)
all of the above
10.

What type of eclipse is this an example of?

a)

Lunar Eclipse

b)

Solar Eclipse