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Question 1 of 20Space & AstronomyIdentify the phenomenon: the Moon blocking the Sun from an observer's view.
Question 2 of 20Space & AstronomyWhat does lunar eclipse describe?
Question 3 of 20Space & AstronomyName the astronomical effect described as a smaller body crossing the face of a larger one.
Question 4 of 20Space & AstronomyMatch occultation with its definition.
Question 5 of 20Space & AstronomyIdentify the phenomenon: light bending around mass due to curved spacetime.
Question 6 of 20Space & AstronomyWhat does redshift describe?
Question 7 of 20Space & AstronomyName the astronomical effect described as observed shift of light toward shorter wavelengths.
Question 8 of 20Space & AstronomyMatch meteor shower with its definition.
Question 9 of 20Space & AstronomyIdentify the phenomenon: atmospheric glow caused by charged particles and magnetic fields.
Question 10 of 20Space & AstronomyWhat does coronal mass ejection describe?
Question 11 of 20Space & AstronomyName the astronomical effect described as sudden release of energy in the solar atmosphere.
Question 12 of 20Space & AstronomyMatch gamma-ray burst with its definition.
Question 13 of 20Space & AstronomyIdentify the phenomenon: brief intense pulse of radio waves from deep space.
Question 14 of 20Space & AstronomyWhat does microlensing describe?
Question 15 of 20Space & AstronomyName the astronomical effect described as flare caused when a star is torn apart by a black hole.
Question 16 of 20Space & AstronomyMatch supermoon with its definition.
Question 17 of 20Space & AstronomyIdentify the phenomenon: sunlight scattered by dust in the inner Solar System.
Question 18 of 20Space & AstronomyWhat does airglow describe?
Question 19 of 20Space & AstronomyName the astronomical effect described as delayed scattered light from an astronomical outburst.
Question 20 of 20Space & AstronomyMatch opposition with its definition.

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