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What is a lunar eclipse?
It is when the Earth blocks the Sun's light from reaching the Moon.
What celestial bodies are involved in a solar eclipse?
Earth, Moon and Sun.
Lunar eclipses only happen during the full moon. True or false?
True!
The Moon takes 29.5 days to orbit the Earth. True or False?
True!
There is two types of shadows: umbra and penumbra. True or false?
True!
How many types of lunar eclipses are there?
3 types.
How many times a year lunar eclipses usually occur?
3 times a year.
Is it safe to look at a lunar eclipse?
Yes, it is!
Name 3 phases of the Moon.
Gibbous, crescent, new moon, full moon or first quarter.
During the WAXING CRESCENT the moon is getting more visible or less visible?
More visible. Waxing means "growing".
Is the Moon visible during the new moon?
No, it is not. We cannot see it.
What is a solar eclipse?
It is when the new moon blocks the sun light from reaching the Earth.
How many types of solar eclipses are there?
4 types.
True or false? Solar eclipses happen every year.
False. They happen every year or two years.
Can we look at the Sun during a solar eclipse?
No! It can hurt your eyes.
Sunglasses protect our eyes during solar elicpses. True or false?
False! Eclises sunglasses are different. The glasses are darker.
