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