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Solar and lunar eclipses

7th grade (Year 8 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.MS-ESS1-1 · England: KS3 Physics: Space physics

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Question 1
Eclipses: which statement is NOT true?
- A. A lunar eclipse is safe to look at with your eyes.
- B. In a solar eclipse the Earth's shadow covers the Sun.
- C. A lunar eclipse happens at full moon.
- D. During a total solar eclipse, the sky becomes dark enough to see some stars.
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Question 2
Why is it never safe to look directly at a solar eclipse?
- A. The Sun's light can damage your eyes even when partly covered
- B. It makes you dizzy
- C. The Moon is radioactive
- D. It is too dark to see
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Question 3
Which type of eclipse is this: it can only happen at full moon?
- A. solar eclipse
- B. lunar eclipse
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Question 4
Eclipses: which statement is NOT true?
- A. During a total solar eclipse, the sky becomes dark enough to see some stars.
- B. A solar eclipse happens at new moon.
- C. In a solar eclipse the Earth's shadow covers the Sun.
- D. A lunar eclipse is safe to look at with your eyes.
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Question 5
Why is it never safe to look directly at a solar eclipse?
- A. It is too dark to see
- B. It makes you dizzy
- C. The Sun's light can damage your eyes even when partly covered
- D. The Moon is radioactive
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Question 6
Which type of eclipse is this: it can only happen at new moon?
- A. solar eclipse
- B. lunar eclipse
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Question 7
Eclipses: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Sunglasses make it safe to stare at a solar eclipse.
- B. During a total solar eclipse, the sky becomes dark enough to see some stars.
- C. A lunar eclipse happens at full moon.
- D. A solar eclipse happens at new moon.
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Question 8
Why is it never safe to look directly at a solar eclipse?
- A. The Moon is radioactive
- B. The Sun's light can damage your eyes even when partly covered
- C. It makes you dizzy
- D. It is too dark to see
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Question 9
Which type of eclipse is this: the Moon can look red or coppery?
- A. solar eclipse
- B. lunar eclipse
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Question 10
Eclipses: which statement is NOT true?
- A. During a total solar eclipse, the sky becomes dark enough to see some stars.
- B. A solar eclipse happens at new moon.
- C. A lunar eclipse happens at full moon.
- D. In a solar eclipse the Earth's shadow covers the Sun.
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Question 11
What is the arrangement during a lunar eclipse?
- A. Moon – Sun – Earth
- B. Sun – Earth – Moon
- C. Sun – Moon – Earth
- D. Earth – Sun – Moon
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Question 12
Which type of eclipse is this: the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth?
- A. solar eclipse
- B. lunar eclipse
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Question 13
Eclipses: which statement is NOT true?
- A. A lunar eclipse is safe to look at with your eyes.
- B. During a total solar eclipse, the sky becomes dark enough to see some stars.
- C. Eclipses happen every week.
- D. A lunar eclipse happens at full moon.
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Question 14
Why isn't there a solar eclipse every month?
- A. The Moon stops in some months
- B. The Moon's orbit is tilted, so it usually passes above or below the Sun's line
- C. Eclipses only happen in summer
- D. The Sun is too small
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Question 15
Which type of eclipse is this: the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon?
- A. solar eclipse
- B. lunar eclipse
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Question 16
Eclipses: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Eclipses happen every week.
- B. During a total solar eclipse, the sky becomes dark enough to see some stars.
- C. A lunar eclipse happens at full moon.
- D. A solar eclipse happens at new moon.

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