What Is an Eclipse

Quiz
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Science
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6th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which type of eclipse is shown in this picture?
Solar Eclipse
Orbit
Lunar Eclipse
Total Eclipse
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Lunar eclipse
solar eclipse
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
New
Full
Crescent
Gibbous
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This image is an example of
Lunar eclipse
Solar eclipse
New Moon
Full Moon
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
During a solar eclipse...
The sun is blocked by the moon
The moon is blocked by the sun
The Earth is blocked moon
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
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