Solar and Lunar Eclipses Quiz

How long does it take for the moon to complete one revolution around the Earth?

• 27 days

• 12 hours

• 30 days

• 365 days

What type of eclipse occurs when the moon passes through the center of the sun, but its disk isn’t big enough to cover the entire disk of the sun?

• Hybrid solar eclipse

• Partial solar eclipse

• Total solar eclipse

• Annular solar eclipse

What happens during a total lunar eclipse?

• The moon turns blue

• The moon becomes brighter

• The moon becomes completely invisible

• The moon loses its characteristic whitish-grey color and becomes a ‘sunset red’

What is the imaginary line created by the umbral shadow during a total solar eclipse known as?

• Path of totality

• Totality line

• Shadow line

• Eclipse line

What type of eclipse is the rarest of all, where some parts of the Earth witness an annular solar eclipse, while other parts see a total solar eclipse?

• Total solar eclipse

• Hybrid solar eclipse

• Partial solar eclipse

• Annular solar eclipse

What is the larger and relatively ‘lighter’ shadow cast by the moon on Earth during a solar eclipse known as?

• Light shadow

• Umbra

• Penumbra

• Dark shadow

What type of eclipse is observed when the moon covers only a part of the sun and casts a penumbra on Earth?

• Total solar eclipse

• Partial solar eclipse

• Hybrid solar eclipse

• Annular solar eclipse

What is the elliptical path of Earth around the sun known as?

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Pathway

What is the moon’s shadow limited to during a solar eclipse?

• The entire solar system

• The entire galaxy

• A certain area

• The entire Earth

What happens when the moon, Earth, and sun are perfectly aligned so that the moon falls under the umbral shadow of our planet?

• Partial lunar eclipse

• Total lunar eclipse

• No eclipse

• Penumbral lunar eclipse