Chapter 8 - Lunar and Solar Eclipses - Archive

Question 1

Does a solar eclipse occur at day or night?

Answer 1

Day.

Question 2

Does a lunar eclipse occur at day or night?

Answer 2

Night.

Question 3

Where can you see a solar eclipse?

Answer 3

Only in the path of totality.

Question 4

Where can you see a lunar eclipse?

Answer 4

Anywhere it is night, you can see it.

Question 5

For how long can you see a solar eclipse?

Answer 5

Only for roughly 15 minutes.

Question 6

For how long can you see a lunar eclipse?

Answer 6

A few hours (4-5hrs).

Question 7

What is the location of the sun, moon and earth from left to right in a solar eclipse?

Answer 7

Sun, moon then earth.

Question 8

What is the location of the sun, moon and earth from left to right in a lunar eclipse?

Answer 8

Sun, earth then moon.

Question 9

What is the appearance of a solar eclipse?

Answer 9

Black with an outline of orange from the Sun.

Question 10

What is the appearance of a lunar eclipse?

Answer 10

A reddish-browny-orangy colour.

Question 11

In a Solar Eclipse, what is a total eclipse?

Answer 11

When the Moon and the Sun are perfectly align, The moon totally blocks the light from the sun.

Question 12

In a Solar Eclipse, what is an annular eclipse?

Answer 12

The moon appears slightly smaller in the sky due to its distance from the earth.

Question 13

In a Solar Eclipse, what is a partial eclipse?

Answer 13

The moon’s orbit does not completely block the Sun, but rather will block a portion of the light from reaching the earth.

Question 14

True or False you can see a solar eclipse well outside of the path of totality?

Answer 14

False.

Question 15

What is a shadow on the Earth called? What is the shadow called when its on the earth? To each side of the umbra is called, what?

Answer 15

An umbra. The path of totality. The penumbra.

Question 16

Why does the moon not have a solar eclipse every 28 days (one orbit)?

Answer 16

Because the moon’s orbit is at a 5° angle which makes it rare for the moon to align directly between the Sun and Earth.

Question 17

What are the three phases of a lunar eclipse? (Learn this flashcard through phases, don’t try to remember all three at once, just learn the first then so on).

Answer 17

• Penumbral phase - the moon begins to enter Earth’s shadow, with a slight shading on the outer edge of moon.
• Partial Phase - The moon enters the Earth’s umbra; a portion of the moon becomes visibly darker.
• Total phase - the whole face of the moon is covered by the Earth’s shadow, and the moon appears red, orange, and copper.

Question 18

True or False, blue and green hues of light are bent inwards to earth and red and orange hues are bent outwards?

Answer 18

False.