Exploring Solar and Lunar Eclipses

What is the first stage of a total solar eclipse called?

• Bailey's Beads

• Partial Eclipse

• Diamond Ring

• Totality

During which stage of a total solar eclipse do bright spots of light appear due to the moon's valleys?

• Totality

• Bailey's Beads

• Diamond Ring

• Partial Eclipse

What is the most important stage of a total solar eclipse?

• Totality

• Bailey's Beads

• Diamond Ring

• Partial Eclipse

What causes a lunar eclipse?

• The moon passing between the sun and the Earth

• The moon passing behind the sun

• The Earth passing between the sun and the moon

• The sun passing between the Earth and the moon

What is the fully shaded inner part of the shadow called during a lunar eclipse?

• Antumbra

• Umbra

• Exumbra

• Penumbra

What is the Sun primarily composed of?

• Oxygen and Nitrogen

• Nitrogen and Helium

• Hydrogen and Helium

• Carbon and Oxygen

How long ago did scientists believe the Earth was formed?

• 2.5 billion years ago

• 3.5 billion years ago

• 4.5 billion years ago

• 5.5 billion years ago

What was the name of the planet that collided with Earth to form the moon?

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Thea

• Venus

How long does it take for the moon to rotate once around the Earth?

• 24 Earth days

• 20 Earth days

• 30 Earth days

• 27 Earth days

Which planet is the closest to the sun?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Venus

• Mars