Solar and Lunar Eclipses Quiz
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Assess what your students truly understand about eclipses with this print-ready Solar and Lunar Eclipses Quiz, built for NGSS MS-ESS1-1 and grades 6-8. This 20-point assessment goes beyond recall and asks students to use the Earth-Sun-Moon model to tell the two eclipse types apart and explain why eclipses happen.
The quiz is organized into five clearly spaced parts: multiple choice, true or false, vocabulary matching (umbra, penumbra, blood Moon, eclipse), a read-the-diagram section where students identify an unlabeled alignment, and a constructed-response section that targets the keystone idea, why we do not get an eclipse every month. Questions cover whose shadow falls and on what, the New Moon and Full Moon connection, what an observer actually sees, and who can see each kind of eclipse.
A complete answer key is included, with correct choices marked and sample responses for the written items, so grading is fast and consistent. Everything prints cleanly in black and white. Pair it with the other resources in the eclipses unit for a full teach, practice, and assess sequence.
- 20 points across five question types
- Answer key included
- Aligned to NGSS MS-ESS1-1, grades 6-8
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