Lunar eclipse - Quiz
A) Blood moon B) Penumbral shadow C) Solar flare D) Umbral ring
A) When the Earth passes between the Sun and Mars B) When the Moon orbits through Earth's shadow C) When the Moon blocks the Sun entirely D) When the Sun passes behind Venus
A) Eclipse season B) Lunar winter C) Solstice season D) Equinox season
A) The phase of the Venus cycle B) The speed of the Earth's rotation C) The Moon's proximity to the lunar node D) The distance from Mars to Earth
A) Only from the day side of Earth B) From anywhere on the night side of Earth C) Only from the Earth's equator D) Exclusively from the North Pole
A) Less than thirty seconds B) Exactly five minutes C) A few seconds D) An hour or longer
A) No, specialized filters are required B) Only through a telescope C) Yes D) Only with welding goggles
A) Orange or red B) Deep purple C) Neon blue D) Bright green
A) Doppler shifting B) Rayleigh scattering C) Thermal radiation D) Quantum tunneling
A) The corona B) The thermosphere C) The photosphere D) The umbra
A) Earth's atmosphere stops refracting light entirely B) The Moon completely enters the umbral core C) Earth's silhouette partially blocks the Sun in the lunar sky D) The Sun completely disappears behind the Moon
A) The reflective layer of the Moon's crust B) The absolute darkest center of a planetary shadow C) The region of any shadow cast by a light source with a non-zero angular diameter D) The direct beam of sunlight hitting the lunar limb
A) When the Moon lies exclusively inside of the penumbra B) When the Moon touches the umbral core C) When the Moon blocks the Sun completely D) When no sunlight reaches the lunar surface
A) As a sharp crescent shadow B) As a subtle dimming of the lunar surface C) As a complete blacking out of the Moon D) As a bright flash of emerald light
A) One-tenth B) Three-quarters C) One-third D) One-half
A) 3% B) 85% C) 15% D) 50%
A) Completely outside Earth's shadow B) Partially inside of the umbra C) Exclusively inside the penumbra D) Directly behind the Sun
A) About 0.12 km/s B) About 15.8 km/s C) About 5.50 km/s D) About 1.03 km/s
A) 10,200 mph B) 2,300 mph C) 1,000 mph D) 5,600 mph
A) Up to 10 hours B) Up to nearly 107 minutes C) Exactly 15 minutes D) Up to 5 seconds
A) Up to 236 minutes B) Up to 500 minutes C) Up to 30 minutes D) Up to 60 minutes
A) When the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow B) When the Sun moves directly in front of Earth C) When the Moon avoids Earth's shadow completely D) When the Moon passes only through the penumbra
A) Clouds in Earth's atmosphere B) The brightness of the lunar limb C) The shadow of Venus D) Solar flares from the Sun
A) The dark volcanic plains on the Moon B) The exact center of the lunar maria C) The curved edge of the Moon still being hit by direct sunlight D) The deepest crater on the lunar surface
A) The Moon accelerates in its orbit B) The entire surface will become more or less uniformly bright C) The lunar surface glows with a neon green hue D) The Moon turns pitch black and vanishes
A) Saturn's rings B) Stars surrounding it C) Comet tails D) The surface of Mars
A) Due to water ice melting on the edges B) Because it has a thick atmosphere C) Because it is closer to the Sun D) Due to reflections from many surface irregularities within the limb
A) Cotton fabric over a cylinder B) Velvet fabric over a convex curved surface C) Denim fabric over a concave bowl D) Satin fabric over a flat plane
A) Mercury B) Saturn C) Neptune D) Jupiter
A) Because stars provide enough illumination B) Because the Moon generates its own internal light C) Because of the refraction of sunlight by Earth's atmosphere into the shadow cone D) Because solar wind illuminates the surface
A) The Moon would turn bright blue B) The eclipse would last twice as long C) The Moon would be completely dark D) The Moon would shatter
A) Because they interact strongly with the dense layer of Earth's atmosphere B) Because they are absorbed by lunar dust C) Because they travel slower than red light D) Because they originate from distant stars
A) Shorter wavelengths B) Ultraviolet wavelengths C) X-ray wavelengths D) Longer wavelengths
A) The refraction of light through glass prisms B) The scattering of light through Earth's atmosphere C) The reflection of light off ocean water D) The emission of light from city streetlights
A) To be eclipsed by Mars B) To emit green light waves C) To be completely stationary and blue D) To be setting or rising behind Earth
A) The gravitational pull of Jupiter B) The phase of the lunar month C) The speed of the solar wind D) The amount of dust or clouds in the atmosphere
A) It turns the Moon yellowish-green B) It turns the Moon bright white C) It makes the Moon invisible D) It leaves the resulting light a deeper red color
A) Glaciers B) Volcanoes C) Canyons D) Geysers
A) The lunar aphelion B) The antisolar point C) The vernal equinox D) The subsolar point
A) 50.0% B) 59.6% C) 40.4% D) 75.2%
A) No B) Only during a partial eclipse C) Only when the Moon is at perigee D) Yes
A) U1 B) U2 C) P1 D) U3
A) U4 B) U2 C) U1 D) U3
A) André Danjon B) Johannes Kepler C) Isaac Newton D) Galileo Galilei
A) L = 3 B) L = 4 C) L = 2 D) L = 5
A) A jaguar B) A toad C) A serpent D) A sow
A) A golden dragon B) A celestial tiger C) A great white bear D) A three-legged toad named Chan Chu
A) Spears B) Bows and arrows C) Swords D) Shields
A) Ten B) Seven C) Three D) Five
A) The army general B) The substitute king C) The king D) The high priest
A) Bells B) Chimes C) Gongs D) Drums
A) Fireworks B) Flare guns C) Rifles D) Artillery
A) Qin dynasty B) Ming dynasty C) Zhou dynasty D) Han dynasty
A) 70 B) 363 C) 288 D) 228
A) 28.8% B) 36.3% C) 34.9% D) 15.5%
A) 36.3% B) 28.8% C) 34.9% D) 42.1%
A) Metonic cycle B) Lunar phase cycle C) Solar cycle D) Saros
A) 19 years and 5 days B) 18 years and 11 days C) 28 years and 2 days D) 10 years and 6 months
A) 100 B) 70 C) 29 D) 228
A) 70 B) 29 C) 50 D) 18 |
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