6.5 Solar and Lunar Eclipses
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- Q1When the moon is darkened by the Earth's shadow, this is a:solar eclipselunar eclipse30s
- Q2When our view of the sun is blocked by the moon, this is a:solar eclipselunar eclipse30s
- Q3This diagram shows a:partial solar eclipsetotal solar eclipsetotal lunar eclipsepartial lunar eclipse30s
- Q4This diagram shows a:total solar eclipsepartial lunar eclipsetotal lunar eclipsepartial solar eclipse30s
- Q5The diagram shows a:Solar eclipseLunar eclipse30s
- Q6During which moon phase can a lunar eclipse happen?Full moonNew moonCrescent moon30s
- Q7During which moon phase can a solar eclipse happen?Full MoonQuarter MoonNew Moon30s
- Q8There is not a total lunar eclipse during every full moon because:the position of the sun changes slightly so the direction of the Earth's shadow changes too.the moon's orbit around the Earth is tilted, so it does not pass through the Earth's shadow during every full moon.30s
- Q9This image shows the view from Earth of:a partial solar eclipsea total solar eclipsea total lunar eclipsea partial lunar eclipse30s
- Q10The images shows the view from Earth of:a partial lunar eclipsea total lunar eclipsea partial solar eclipsea total solar eclipse30s
