Eclipses!

1. When the moon is directly between the Sun and the Earth, what type of eclipse could you see?

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

• A Total Eclipse of the Heart

• Not possible

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2. A total lunar eclipse can only happen during which moon phase?

• First Quarter

• Waxing Cresent

• Full Moon

• New Moon

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3. During which moon phase is the most light reflected back to Earth?

• New Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Crescent

• Full Moon

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4. Can a solar or lunar eclipse be observed at the same time everywhere on Earth? 

• No, because Earth and the Moon rotate at the same speed.

• Yes, because Earth and the Moon are the same distance to the Sun.

• Yes, because areas all over Earth receive the same amount of solar energy. 

• No, because one side of Earth is always in complete darkness due to its rotation. 

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5. What phase is the moon in during a lunar eclipse?

• 1. Full Moon

• 4. Waning Crescent

• 5. New Moon

• 7. First Quarter

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6. The darkest part of the shadow created by either the Earth or the Moon is called:

• Penumbra

• Umbra

• Dark Side

• Charcoal

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7. During a total solar eclipse, serious injury could occur if you do not protect your ______.

• feet

• hands

• eyes

• ears

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8. If the sun is so much larger than the moon, why do they appear to be the same size?

• The sun is 400 times smaller and 400 times closer than the moo

• Earth is closer to the Sun than it is to the Moon

• The moon is 400 times smaller and 400 times closer than the sun

• The Moon is closer to the Sun than it is to Earth

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9. How would the Earth-Sun-Moon system change if the Moon's orbit wasn't tilted 5º?

• We would not see any eclipses

• We would see the same amount of eclipses

• We would see more eclipses

• The moon would stop orbiting (revolving) around the Earth

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A total solar eclipse can only happen during which moon phase?

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• 3rd or Last Quarter

• Waning Gibbous

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