Eclipses

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The image depicts a 

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solar eclipse

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What moon phase is necessary for a lunar eclipse to occur?

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full

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What moon phase is necessary for a solar eclipse to occur?

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new

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The darkest, inner part of a shadow

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umbra

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The lighter, outer part of a shadow?

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penumbra

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If you view a partial solar eclipse you are standing in the moon's

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penumbra

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If you view a total solar eclipse you are standing in the moon's

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umbra

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If the path of totality is over your area, what are you experiencing?

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a total solar eclipse

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The location where Moon's orbit intersects the Earth's orbit is called a

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node

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Which statement is true? Options: solar eclipses last a few minutes, while lunar eclipses last hours, solar eclipses last hours, while lunar eclipses last a few minutes, both solar and lunar eclipses only last a few minutes, both solar and lunar eclipses last a few hours

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solar eclipses last a few minutes, while lunar eclipses last hours