The a partial solar eclipse occurs when a viewer is inside this part of the shadow.
Penumbra
What feature of the Moon's path is the main reason eclipses don't happen every month?
Tilted Orbit
What is the main source of light that illuminates the Moon?
Sun
What is the nearly circular path that the Earth travels around the Sun called?
Orbit
If you are standing in the umbra of the Moon's shadow, what kind of eclipse do you see?
Total Solar Eclipse
What is the correct alignment for a solar eclipse?
Sun-Moon-Earth
The a total solar eclipse occurs when a viewer is inside this part of the shadow.
Umbra
The star at the center of our solar system.
Sun
What type of eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth?
Solar Eclipse
What is the term for the arrangement of the Sun, Moon, and Earth in a straight line?
Alignment
The Moon completes one of these around Earth in about a month.
Orbit
What do we call a dark area or shape produced by a body blocking rays of light?
Shadow
What is the general term for an event where one celestial body blocks the light from another?
Eclipse
What type of eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through the Earth's shadow?
Lunar Eclipse
What is the dark, inner part of a shadow where all light is blocked?
Umbra
What is the name for Earth's natural satellite?
Moon
What is the name for the Sun’s outer atmosphere, which looks like a "pearly white crown" during a total eclipse?
Corona
If you are standing in the penumbra of the Moon's shadow, what kind of eclipse do you see?
Partial Solar Eclipse
What is the lighter, outer part of a shadow where only some light is blocked?
Penumbra
This event happens when the Sun, Earth, and Moon line up exactly.
Eclipse
What type of eclipse creates a "ring of fire" because the Moon is too far from Earth to completely cover the Sun?
Annular Eclipse