Solar and Lunar Eclipses

For a solar eclipse to occur, the alignment must be ?

• none of the above

• Sun, moon, Earth

• Earth, sun, moon

• sun, Earth, moon

You are less likely to see a total solar eclipse than a total lunar eclipse because

• new moon phases occur less often than full moon phases.

• the moon's shadow covers all of Earth during a solar eclipse.

• only people on the daytime side of Earth can see a solar eclipse.

• the moon's umbra only covers a small area on Earth's surface.

A total solar eclipse is visible from

• only within the moon's penumbra.

• only within the moon's umbra.

• only the dark side of Earth.

• all over Earth.

During a total lunar eclipse, an observer on Earth would see

• a new moon.

• a first quarter moon.

• no change in the moon's brightness.

• the moon turning a red color.

What is the correct alignment during a total lunar eclipse?

• sun , Earth, moon

• none of the above

• Earth, sun, moon

• Sun, moon, Earth

The part of the shadow surrounding the darkest part of the shadow is called the

• axis

• umbra

• penumbra

• orbit