MCAS Eclipse

A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• New

• Full

• Crescent

• Gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What must happen in order for there to be an eclipse?

• the sun, earth, and moon must perfectly align

• The earth must be higher than the sun and moon

• A full moon occurs

• The moon must be beside the earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What type of eclipse is this?

• Solar eclipse

• Lunar eclipsee

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

• Lunar eclipse

• solar eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why do eclipses not occur with every new and full moon?

• The moon's orbit is tilted.

• The moon doesn't always come in between the sun and moon during new moons.

• The earth is tilted.

• The moon is too far from earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

This image is an example of 

• Lunar eclipse

• Solar eclipse

• New Moon

• Full Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

During a solar eclipse...

• The sun is blocked by the moon

• The moon is blocked by the sun

• The Earth is blocked moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A lunar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• New

• Full

• Crescent

• Gibbous

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1