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Lunar Eclipse

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

a)

New

b)

Full

c)

Crescent

d)

Gibbous

2.

Which of the following is not true about a total solar eclipse?

a)

When it happens, the moon blocks all of the sun except the corona

b)

It is dangerous to look at without the proper device

c)

It can be viewed once a year from every spot on earth

d)

You must be within the moon's umbra to see it

3.

What must happen in order for there to be an eclipse?

a)

the sun, earth, and moon must perfectly align

b)

The earth must be higher than the sun and moon

c)

A full moon occurs

d)

The moon must be beside the earth

4.

What type of eclipse is this?

a)

Solar eclipse

b)

Lunar eclipsee

5.
a)

Lunar eclipse

b)

solar eclipse

6.

Why do eclipses not occur with every new and full moon?

a)

The moon's orbit is tilted.

b)

The moon doesn't always come in between the sun and moon during new moons.

c)

The earth is tilted.

d)

The moon is too far from earth.

7.

This image is an example of 

a)

Lunar eclipse

b)

Solar eclipse

c)

New Moon

d)

Full Moon

8.

During a solar eclipse...

a)

The sun is blocked by the moon

b)

The moon is blocked by the sun

c)

The Earth is blocked moon

9.

What is the darkest inner part of the shadow cone called, where a total eclipse can be viewed.

a)

umbra

b)

penumbra

c)

antumbra

10.

A lunar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

a)

New

b)

Full

c)

Crescent

d)

Gibbous

11.
What type of eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the sun's light and cast a shadow on earth?
a)
solar
b)
lunar
12.
What part of the shadow must I be in to see a total solar eclipse?
a)
umbra
b)
penumbra
13.

When things align, they are

a)

made cheaper

b)

made lighter

c)

in a line

d)

in a circle

14.

Why does a total eclipse appear red?

a)

It's the moon's true color.

b)

There is red light from the earth facing the moon.

c)

Sunlight is refracted.

d)

It's an optical illusion of a telescope.

15.

Which of the following can we observe with our naked eyes?

a)

only lunar eclipses

b)

only solar eclipses

c)

both lunar and solar eclipses

d)

neither lunar nor solar eclipses