Solar and Lunar Eclipses 🔒

This 12-question quiz explains how solar and lunar eclipses happen and what we actually see during each one.

It blends fill-in-the-blank and true or false items, with questions such as What do you call the bright disk of the sun? and A total solar eclipse can last for a maximum of ___.

One detail that catches people off guard is that eclipses follow a repeating rhythm called the Saros cycle, which brings a very similar eclipse back around roughly every 18 years.

You will also sort out which body passes in front of which during each type.

Recommended level: intermediate.

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Question 1

Both the solar eclipse and lunar eclipse are divided into ___ types.

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___ occurs when the earth comes between the sun and the moon.

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___ occurs when the moon comes between the sun and the earth.

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What do you call the bright disk of the sun?

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When a celestial object is fully or partially darkened, an ___ occurs.

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There are no eclipses on the planet Mars.

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During a ___, the moon seems to be the same size as the sun.

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A total solar eclipse can last for a maximum of ___.

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During a lunar eclipse, the moon becomes invisible.

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Lunar eclipses occur every month.

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A total lunar eclipse can last for a maximum of ___.

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___ is an eclipse cycle that has an interval of 18 years.

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