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Wht do you mean by Blood Moon?

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A. It is a total solar eclipse.
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B. It is a partial lunar eclipse with a red glow
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C. It is a total lunar eclipse with a deep red glow
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D. None of the above

Explanation

A Total Lunar Eclipse can get a deep red glow and is sometimes called a Blood Moon.Do you know that our moon is made up of 20 smaller moonlets?

When Lunar Eclipse occur?

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A. When Sun is between Earth and Moon
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B. When Earth is between Sun and Moon
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C. When Moon is between Earth and Sun
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D. When Earth is between Sun and other celestial bodies

Explanation

A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth crosses between the moon and the sun, which casts a shadow of Earth onto the moon.

When did the lunar eclipse happen?

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A. Half Moon
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B. Full Moon
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C. Equinox
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D. None of the above

Explanation

Eclipses of the Moon happen at Full Moon when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned to form an exact or an almost straight line.

Select the correct option matching together about Earth shadows:

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1. Umbra – darker, central part
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2. Penumbra – the outer part
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3. Antumbra – partly shaded area beyond the umbra
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4.All 1,2 and 3

Explanation

Shadow of the earth is divided into three parts:Umbra is the innermost and darkest part of the shadow and an observer experiences a total eclipse. Penumbra is the region in which only a portion of the light source is blocked by the body. Therefore, an observer experiences a partial eclipse. Antumbra is the lighter area of a shadow that appears beyond the umbra. An observer experiences an annular eclipse.

What is Solar Eclipse?

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A. When the moon comes in between Earth and Sun
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B. When Earth comes in between Moon and Sun
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C. When Sun comes in between Earth and Moon
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D. When Sun rays do not reach Earth.

Explanation

When the moon orbits Earth, it moves between the sun and Earth. When this happens, the moon blocks the light of the sun from reaching Earth. During a solar eclipse, the moon casts a shadow on Earth.

When the same pattern of solar eclipse repeats every 18 years 11 days 8 hours are known as:

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A. Nodes cycle
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B. Saros cycle
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C. Saras cycle
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D. Payan cycle

Explanation

After one saros cycle of 18 years 11days 8 hours, the pattern of eclipses repeats.

Wht do you mean by Blood Moon?

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A. It is a total solar eclipse.
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B. It is a partial lunar eclipse with a red glow
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C. It is a total lunar eclipse with a deep red glow
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D. None of the above

Explanation

A Total Lunar Eclipse can get a deep red glow and is sometimes called a Blood Moon.Do you know that our moon is made up of 20 smaller moonlets?

During a lunar eclipse, the visible red colour is because of:

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A. Dust in space
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B. Dust in the moon’s atmosphere
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C. Dust in earth’s atmosphere
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D. None of the above

Explanation

Due to dust in the earth’s atmosphere during the lunar eclipse red colour is seen.

What do you understand by an eclipse?

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A. Partial or total blocking of light of one celestial object by another.
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B. Partial or total blocking of light by Moon.
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C. Partial or total blocking of light by Earth.
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D. Partial or total blocking of light by Sun.

Explanation

An eclipse takes place when one heavenly body such as a moon or planet moves into the shadow of another heavenly body.

Diamond ring occurs in which type of solar eclipse?

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A. Total Solar eclipse
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B. Partial Solar eclipse
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C. Annular Solar eclipse
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D. None of the above

Explanation

During a total Solar eclipse diamond ring occurs.

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