Vocabulary
Moon Phases
Earth & Moon
True or False
Lunar & Solar Eclipses
3
An event where one object in space casts a shadow onto another
eclipse
3
Name this phase of the moon.
first quarter
3
Which type of eclipse occurs when the order is
S-M-E?
solar eclipse
3
Like Earth, the moon rotates and revolves.
True
3
During a ____ the moon passes into the Earth's shadow.
lunar eclipse
400
The lightest part of a shadow.
penumbra
400
When the moon is more than half lit on the right side
waxing gibbous
400
A waxing moon appears to _____ each day
grow
400
Solar eclipses last for a couple of hours
False
solar eclipses last for only a couple of minutes
400
During a solar eclipse, people outside the umbra but inside the penumbra are experiencing what type of solar eclipse?
partial solar eclipse
300
Name this phase of the moon.
waning crescent
300
What are lunar phases?
lunar phases occur when the moon orbits the Earth and a portion of the moon is illuminated
300
Lunar Eclipses occur during the day.
False
lunar eclipses occur at night
300
During a ____ the moon passes between the sun and earth.
solar eclipse
800
The darkest part of a shadow
umbra
800
The lunar cycle lasts...
one month (about 29.5 days)
800
Which eclipse occurs when the order is S-E-M
lunar eclipse
800
Solar and lunar eclipses happen every month.
False
800
Lunar eclipses are more/less common than solar eclipses. Explain why.
more
1. Earth's shadow is bigger, so the small moon is fully covered
2. More people can see a lunar eclipse than a solar eclipse
10000
can you see the solar eclipses with you bar eyes
no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no
10000
can you see lunar eclipses with your bar eyes
ya goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood job
10000
what happens in a lunar eclipses
the moon going red noing the blood moon
10000
what happens in a solar eclipse
the Earth goes black good job
10000
What happens during a total solar eclipse that would never occur otherwise
Stars can been seen during the day