Earth Phenomena

A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• New
• Cresent
• Gibbous
• Full

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What do we call the sun's outer atmosphere that you see during a solar eclipse?

• an umbra
• a corona
• an orbit
• a shadow

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Which of the following is not true about a total solar eclipse?

• It can be viewed once a year from every spot on earth
• It is dangerous to look at without the proper device
• When it happens, the moon blocks all of the sun except the corona
• You must be within the moon's umbra to see it

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This image is an example of

• Lunar Eclipse
• Full Moon
• New Moon
• Solar Eclipse

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In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?

• Below each other
• Above each other
• In alignment

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What is the darkest inner part of the shadow cone called, where a total eclipse can be viewed.

• Total
• Umbra
• Penumbra

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• solar eclipse
• lunar eclipse

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Why do the Sun and Moon appear to be the same size in the sky?

• The Sun is 400 times bigger, but the Moon is 100 times closer.
• The Sun is 100 times bigger, but the Moon is 400 times closer.
• The Sun is 400 times bigger, but the Moon is 400 times closer.
• The Moon is 400 times bigger, but the Sun is 400 times closer.

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An eclipse in space is when....

• one object passes through the shadow of another object.
• two shadows collide.
• the moon is in the waxing crescent phase.
• the Sun and Moon are side by side.

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What is the order during a lunar eclipse

• sun, moon, earth
• sun, earth, moon

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