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A lunar eclipse can only occur when the Moon is ____
 
  a. full
 b. new
 c. waxing
  d. waning
  e. rising

Question 2

A solar eclipse can only occur when the Moon is ____
 
  a. full
 b. new
 c. waning
  d. waxing
  e. rising

Question 3

Eclipses can occur only when, viewed from Earth, the Sun is near one of the ____ of the Moon's orbit.
 
  a. nodes
 b. points
 c. phases
 d. paths
 e. ecliptics

Question 4

How many times does the Moon cross the ecliptic each month?
 
  a. none
 b. once
 c. twice
 d. three times
  e. four times

Question 5

Why do prominences appear pink during a solar eclipse?
 
  a. Because of the high temperature of the gases
 b. Because the photosphere being blocked out
 c. Because of the placement of the lunar disk over the Sun
 d. Because the prominences interact with Earth's magnetic field
 e. Because different gases are being combined in the chromosphere
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Wow! Thanks you for this correct set of answers, wasn't expecting it...
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My pleasure!
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