BrainPop Eclipses

What factor limits the number of eclipses per year?

• Distance between the moon and the earth

• Tilt of the moon's orbit around the earth

• Distance between the earth and the sun

• Tilt of the earth's axis of rotation

A lunar eclipse occurs when:

• The sun passes between the earth and the moon

• The moon passes between the earth and the sun.

• The moon passes through the earth's shadow.

• The sun passes through the moon's shadow.

The moon is brightest during which of these events?

• Total solar eclipse

• Penumbral lunar eclipse

• Annular eclipse

• Total lunar eclipse

What angle is formed by the sun, the earth, and the moon during an eclipse?

• 180 degree

• 270 degree

• 90 degree

• 45 degree

What can you infer about the solar corona?

• It's located fairly close to the earth

• It's the only part of the sun blocked out during an eclipse

• It's the hottest part of the sun

• It's located at the outermost edge of the Sun

Which definition of "umbra" is most accurate? a. b. c. d.

• Illuminated region of space

• Light from the sun

• Area where light is blocked

• Elapsed time during an eclipse

When a solar eclipse happens, who can see it?

• Anyone in the Northern Hemisphere

• Anyone in the Southern Hemisphere

• Anyone around the Equator

• Anyone who is in the moon's shadow

If the moon were larger, the path of totality during a total solar eclipse would be:

• Brighter

• Shorter

• Wider

• Faster

Which of the following must be visible somewhere during a total solar eclipse?

• Partial solar eclipse

• Annular eclipse

• Total lunar eclipse

• Penumbral lunar eclipse

Devices used to observe a solar eclipse _____ the light that reaches your eyes.

• amplify

• reduce

• focus

• analyze