Solar & Lunar Eclipses

Solar & Lunar Eclipses

9th - 12th Grade

20 Qs

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Solar & Lunar Eclipses

Solar & Lunar Eclipses

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-2

Standards-aligned

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What phase of the Moon does a Solar Eclipse occur on?

Full Moon

Gibbous Moon

Half Moon

Crescent Moon

New Moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What phase of the Moon does a Lunar Eclipse occur on?

Full Moon

Gibbous Moon

Half Moon

Crescent Moon

New Moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

True or False? A Solar Eclipse always occurs every New Moon.

True

False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

True or False? A Lunar Eclipse always occurs every Full Moon.

True

False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why doesn't a Solar/Lunar Eclipse occur during every New Moon and Full Moon?

Because there are clouds obstructing your view

Because the Moon is too far away; it only gets close enough on occasion

Because the Moon's orbit is tilted

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

About how often does a Solar/Lunar Eclipse occur?

Once every New Moon and Full Moon

Once a month

Once every other month

A few times per year

Once every other year

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the names of the 3 shadows during Solar/Lunar Eclipses?

Penumbra, Umbra, Vantumbra

Small Shadow, Big Shadow, Huge Shadow

Penumbra, Vantumbra, Cornumbra

Light Shadow, Dark Shadow, Pitch Black Shadow

Penumbra, Umbra, Antumbra

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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