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Questions Related to eclipses

State whether true or false.
Solar eclipse takes place on a half moon day.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Solar eclipse takes place only on a new moon day.

State whether true or false.
Lunar eclipse occurs in every full moon night.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lunar eclipse can occur only on a full moon night. But they do not happen every full moon night because Earth's orbit around the sun is not in the same plane as the moon's orbit around the earth. Eclipse occur only if the the sun, the earth and the moon come to lie in a straight line.

State whether true or false.
There are only two types of eclipses Solar and Lunar eclipse

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The only two types of solar eclipse are Solar and Lunar eclipse. 

Ans: True

A lunar eclipse can occur only on a -

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  1. new moon day

  2. full moon night

  3. half moon day

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A lunar eclipse can occur only on a full moon light.

Ans: full moon day

Which eclipse is known when the Moon travels through the faint penumbral portion of the Earths shadow.?

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  1. Total

  2. Partial

  3. Penumbral

  4. Hybrid

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Earth cast a shadow on the Moon in a lunar eclipse. Earth's shadow are of 2 types: umbra and penumbra. The darkest or the total shadow is the umbra while the partial shadow is the penumbra. Penumbral eclipse happens when Moon passes through the penumbra.

From below which are the types of solar eclipses?

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  1. Total solar eclipse

  2. Partial Solar eclipse

  3. Annular solar eclipse

  4. All of above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Solar eclipse are of three types:

1,  Partial solar eclipse. 
2. Annular solar eclipse.
3. Total solar eclipse.

Which eclipse is a rare form of eclipse which changes from annular to total solar eclipse along its path?

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  1. Partial

  2. Total

  3. Annular

  4. Hybrid

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Hybrid eclipse are very rare and comes once in 159 years. A shift betwwe the total and annular eclipse takes place in hybrid eclipse.

Fill in the blank:

_________ eclipse occurs on a new moon day.

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  1. Solar

  2. Lunar

  3. Either A or B

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Solar eclipse always occurs on a new moon day.

Lunar eclipse always occur on a full moon day.

Fill in the blank:

________ eclipse occurs on a full moon day.

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  1. Solar

  2. Lunar

  3. Neither A nor B

  4. Both A and B

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lunar eclipse always occur on a full moon day.

Solar eclipse always occur on a new moon day.

When does lunar eclipse happen?

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  1. only on full moon

  2. only on new moon

  3. only on quarter moon

  4. none

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lunar eclipse occurs on full moon and solar on new moon day.

Lunar eclipses are of 3 types:
1. Total
2. Partial
3. Penumbral