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What word means to block something out?
a) Eclipse
b) Solar
c) Lunar
d) Umbra
When the order in Sun - Moon - Earth, what type of eclipse will it be?
a) Lunar
b) Solar
c) Total
d) Partial
In order for a solar eclipse to occur the moon must be in which phase?
a) A full moon
b) A quarter moon
c) A new moon
d) A gibbous moon
What is true about the orbit of the moon?
a) It changes every month
b) It's tilted by approximately 5 degrees.
c) It is always lined up perfectly with the orbit of the earth.
d) The moon does not have an orbit.
A lunar eclipse only occurs when the moon is in which phase?
a) A full moon.
b) A quarter moon.
c) A new moon.
d) A gibbous moon.
What do we see from earth during a lunar eclipse?
a) The moon goes dark.
b) The moon appears brighter.
c) The moon appears red-ish.
d) The moon appears blue-ish.
What is the definition of the word umbra?
a) Partial shadow.
b) Partial illumination.
c) Total shadow.
d) Total illumination
What is the definition of the word penumbra?
a) Partial shadow.
b) Partial illumination.
c) Total shadow.
d) Total illumination.
How does the length of a lunar eclipse compare to the length of a solar eclipse?
a) A solar eclipse is much longer.
b) They are about the same length.
c) A lunar eclipse is always shorter.
d) A lunar eclipse will last longer.
Why do we see different colors in the sky during sunrises or sunsets?
a) We see different colors in the sky depending on what season it is.
b) At sunset or sunrise the sun is closer to the horizon, so we see colors with longer wavelengths.
c) At sunset or sunrise the sun is closer to the horizon, so we see colors with shorter wavelengths.
d) The colors in the sky only change when there is a storm.
When the moon blocks the sun from view it is a what?
a) Very bright out.
b) Cloudy.
c) A lunar eclipse.
d) A solar eclipse.
What is created when the Earth is directly between a full moon and the sun?
a) A solar eclipse.
b) A lunar eclipse.
c) A solar storm.
d) A rainbow.
What is required to create different colors in the sky?
a) Shadows.
b) A full moon.
c) Light.
d) Light and our atmosphere.
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