Eclipses Test

What is the difference between a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse?

• A solar eclipse and lunar eclipse occur when Jupiter and Saturn are in alignment

• A solar eclipse occurs when Earth blocks the light going to the moon. A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the light coming from the sun.

• A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth blocks the light going to the moon. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the light coming from the sun.

• A solar eclipse and lunar eclipse occur when Halley's comet passes by Earth

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Lunar eclipses do not occur every month because the moon, Earth, and sun have to be lined up a certain way.

• True

• False

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• Earth casts its shadow on the moon

• Earth is directly between the moon and sun

• Light from the sun is blocked

• The moon turns dark

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• Moon moves between the sun and Earth

• The Earth is directly between the moon and sun

• The moon blocks out the light of the sun and casts a shadow onto the Earth

• Earth casts a shadow on the moon

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Which event happens during this alignment?

• a solar eclipse

• a lunar eclipse

• the winter solstice

• the summer solstice

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The definition of eclipse is:

• The planets line up

• The Sun, Earth and Mars line up

• The Sun, Earth and Moon line up

• The Earth, Moon and Venus line up 

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The darkest shadow is called the...

• Eclipse

• Penumbra

• Phase

• Umbra

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True or False? Fewer people experience a solar eclipse than a lunar eclipse.

• True

• False

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An eclipse occurs when the light from the sun or moon is reflected because another body (such as the moon or Earth) comes in alignment.

• True

• False

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What is the alignment of the Earth, Moon, and Sun during a solar eclipse?

• Earth, Moon, Sun

• Moon, Earth, Sun

• Sun, Earth, Moon

• Earth, Sun, Moon

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