WorksheetsLunar Eclipse
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
New
Full
Crescent
Gibbous
Which of the following is not true about a total solar eclipse?
When it happens, the moon blocks all of the sun except the corona
It is dangerous to look at without the proper device
It can be viewed once a year from every spot on earth
You must be within the moon's umbra to see it
What must happen in order for there to be an eclipse?
the sun, earth, and moon must perfectly align
The earth must be higher than the sun and moon
A full moon occurs
The moon must be beside the earth
What type of eclipse is this?
Solar eclipse
Lunar eclipsee
Lunar eclipse
solar eclipse
Why do eclipses not occur with every new and full moon?
The moon's orbit is tilted.
The moon doesn't always come in between the sun and moon during new moons.
The earth is tilted.
The moon is too far from earth.
This image is an example of
Lunar eclipse
Solar eclipse
New Moon
Full Moon
During a solar eclipse...
The sun is blocked by the moon
The moon is blocked by the sun
The Earth is blocked moon
What is the darkest inner part of the shadow cone called, where a total eclipse can be viewed.
umbra
penumbra
antumbra
A lunar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
New
Full
Crescent
Gibbous
When things align, they are
made cheaper
made lighter
in a line
in a circle
Why does a total eclipse appear red?
It's the moon's true color.
There is red light from the earth facing the moon.
Sunlight is refracted.
It's an optical illusion of a telescope.
Which of the following can we observe with our naked eyes?
only lunar eclipses
only solar eclipses
both lunar and solar eclipses
neither lunar nor solar eclipses
