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WorksheetsEclipses
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 14mins
What type of eclipse is shown in the picture?
Solar
Lunar
What type of eclipse is shown in the drawing?
Solar
Lunar
Which of the following is true for a solar eclipse?
The Earth is casting a shadow on the moon.
The moon is casting a shadow on the Earth.
The sun is casting a shadow on the moon.
The Earth is casting a shadow on the sun.
Which of the following is true for a lunar eclipse?
The Earth is casting a shadow on the moon.
The moon is casting a shadow on the Earth.
The sun is casting a shadow on the moon.
The Earth is casting a shadow on the sun.
Solar eclipses can only happen during which moon phase?
Waxing gibbous
New moon
Full moon
Waning crescent
Lunar eclipses can only happen during which moon phase?
Waxing gibbous
New moon
Full moon
Waning crescent
Which of the following are parts of an eclipse shadow?
Perinumbra
Hyperumbra
Penumbra
Umbra
What is the center, darker part of an eclipse shadow called?
Perinumbra
Hyperumbra
Penumbra
Umbra
What is the lighter part of an eclipse shadow, where the light is only partially blocked, called?
Perinumbra
Hyperumbra
Penumbra
Umbra
Which letter or letters in the picture identify the umbra?
A
B
C
Which letter or letters in the picture identify the umbra?
A
B
C
