Generation Genius Eclipses

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Science
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5th 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
What factor limits the number of eclipses per year?
Distance between the moon and the earth
Tilt of the moon's orbit around the earth
Distance between the earth and the sun
Tilt of the earth's axis of rotation
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the sun's light and cast a shadow on earth?
solar
lunar
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of eclipse occurs when the earth's shadow is cast on a full moon?
solar
lunar
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When does a lunar eclipse occur?
At night
When the moon's shadow is on the earth
when the moon comes between the sun and earth
During the day
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
6.
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
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A Solar Eclipse occurs when :
The earth blocks the sunlight from reaching the moon
The moon blocks sunlight from reaching the earth
The sun blocks its light from reaching the Earth
The sun does not come out during the day
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
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