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Solar And Lunar Eclipses And The Moon's Effect On Earth
Test Description: What are solar and lunar eclipses?
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) In a solar or lunar eclipse, the center or dark part of the shadow is called what?
A
phases
B
partial
C
umbra
D
umbrella
2) In a solar or lunar eclipse, the light part of the shadow is called what?
A
equinox
B
mantle
C
penumbra
D
solstice
3) What do we call it when the Moon passes through Earth's shadow?
A
solar eclipse
B
lunar eclipse
C
pulsar
D
milky way
4) When the moon moves entirely into Earth's shadow and all of the Sun's light is blocked it is called what?
A
total lunar eclipse
B
solar eclipse
C
partial lunar eclipse
D
total eclipse of the heart
5) What do you call the passing of the Moon between the Earth and the Sun?
A
corana
B
coma
C
solar eclipse
D
satellite
6) What do you call the outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere that looks like a halo and can be see from Earth?
A
coors
B
electromagnetic waves
C
orbit
D
corona
7) During a solar eclipse, the Sun looks like it is covered by a dark circle. What is that dark circle?
A
convection current
B
Moon
C
Io
D
Venus
8) What kind of eclipse occurs when the entire face of the Sun is blocked by the Moon?
A
newton
B
shadow
C
total solar eclipse
D
corona
9) A _____________ solar eclipse happens when only part of the Sun's face s blocked.
A
partial solar eclipse
B
meteor shower
C
total solar eclipse
D
lunar eclipse
10) This is the day of the year when the Sun reaches either its highest or lowest point in the sky. This is the beginning day of either summer or winter. What is this called?
A
perihelion
B
polar zone
C
aphelion
D
solstice
11) Two times during the year the Sun is directly over the equator at solar noon and we experience equal amounts of day and night. These days mark the beginning of spring or fall. What is this called?
A
equinox
B
perigee
C
crest
D
apigee
12) Twice a month in the Moon's orbit, the Sun and Moon are lined up and have a greater than normal gravitational pull on Earth's tides. What is it called when we experience higher high tides and lower low tides?
A
perigee
B
apogee
C
spring tide
D
neap tide
13) At certain times of the year, the Sun and Moon pull at right angles to each other in relation to the Earth and pull against each other causing the daily tidal range to be smaller than normal. What is this called?
A
fall tides
B
solstice
C
spring tides
D
neap tides
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