Moon Phases
What is the phase of the moon called when it is completely round and bright?
What is a full moon
What is it called when the moon completely blocks the sun during a solar eclipse?
What is total solar eclipse
The phase of the moon when a lunar eclipse occurs
What is a full moon?
The Moon completely covers the Sun and the sky becomes dark like it's nighttime
The Sun gets darker
What is a Solar Eclipse?
The phase of the moon that is not visible from Earth?
What is the new moon
The phase of the moon when a solar eclipse happens
What is a new moon?
What creates the shadow on the moon and causes it to darken during a lunar eclipse?
What is the Earth's shadow
When light from the Sun is blocked from reaching Earth
What is a shadow or cast?
The Moon gets darker
What is a Lunar Eclipse?
What phase comes after the Waxing Crescent?
What is first quarter
What is the path called where the total solar eclipse is visible on Earth?
What is the path of totality
What color does the moon often appear during a total lunar eclipse?
What is red
The moon only blocks part of the Sun, leaving a bright crescent shape visible
What is a PARTIAL Solar Eclipse?
The acronyms that represent the celestial body order of an A) Solar Eclipse and B) Lunar Eclipse
What is A) SME (Sun, Moon, Earth) and B) SEM (Sun, Earth, Moon)
What is the name of the phase when the moon appears exactly half-lit and occurs about one week after the Full Moon?
What is last quarter
What are the two main types of shadows cast by the moon during a solar eclipse?
What is umbra and penumbra
True or false: The lunar eclipse is only visible within the path of totality?
What is false. Lunar eclipses can be seen from anywhere on the night side of Earth.
What celestial alignment is required for a lunar eclipse to occur?
What is the sun, earth, and the moon?
The name of when the Sun, Earth, and the Moon arrange in a straight line
What is Syzygy?