20 questions
What type of eclipse is this an example of?
Lunar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse
What type of eclipse is this an example of?
Lunar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse
What type of eclipse is this an example of?
Lunar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse
What type of eclipse is this an example of?
Lunar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse
The order for a solar eclipse is Sun, Moon, Earth.
True
False
The moon phase for a solar eclipse is a full moon.
True
False
A solar eclipse happens during the day.
True
False
A solar eclipse is visible in large areas (big umbra).
True
False
You are only able to view a solar eclipse with solar glasses.
True
False
The order for a lunar eclipse is Sun, Moon, Earth.
True
False
The moon phase for a lunar eclipse is a full moon.
True
False
A lunar eclipse happens during the day.
True
False
A lunar eclipse is visible in large areas (big umbra).
True
False
You are unable to view a lunar eclipse with your eyes.
True
False
A _________________ is the blocking of the Sun's light that occurs during a new moon when the moon's shadow falls on earth.
solar eclipse
lunar eclipse
umbra
penumbra
A _______________ is the blocking of sunlight to the moon; occurs when the moon passes through earth's shadow.
solar eclipse
lunar eclipse
umbra
penumbra
A __________________ is an eclipse visible from Earth from inside the Moon's umbra; occurs when the Sun's entire disk--except for the corona----is blocked by the new moon.
total solar eclipse
total lunar eclipse
A __________ is an eclipse in which the entire disk of the full moon is covered by earth's umbra.
total solar eclipse
total lunar eclipse
An ____________ is the inner, darker part of a shadow.
penumbra
umbra
A __________ is the lighter, outer part of a shadow cone.
penumbra
umbra