Eclipses Lessons

A solar eclipse only occurs during which moon phase?

• 1st Quarter
• New Moon
• Full Moon
• 3rd Quarter

A lunar eclipse only occurs during which moon phase?

• New Moon
• 3rd Quarter
• Full Moon
• 1st Quarter

What does it mean to rotate?

• Follow a path
• Move in a straight line
• Move around an object
• To spin

Which type of eclipse is shown in this picture?

• Solar Eclipse
• Orbit
• Lunar Eclipse
• Total Eclipse

Which type of eclipse occurs when the Earth casts a shadow on the moon?

• Tilt
• Lunar Eclipse
• Solar Eclipse
• Partial Eclipse

What does it mean to revolve?

• To spin
• To stay in one place
• To move around another object
• To disappear 

Which type of eclipse is shown in the diagram?

• Solar Eclipse
• Lunar Eclipse
• Total Eclipse
• Partial Eclipse

During which phase of the moon is a lunar eclipse possible?

• Crescent moon
• Full moon
• New moon
• Half moon

What is an orbit?

• A path
• A star
• A planet
• A ring

During a solar eclipse...

• The sun is blocked
• The Earth is blocked
• The moon is blocked
• You are blocked