The Total Solar Eclipse

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Some ancient cultures claimed that during an eclipse, dragons ate the Sun and moon.

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True

Front

The position of the Earth, the moon, and the Sun causes solar and lunar eclipses.

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True

Front

Lunar means having to do with the sun. Solar means having to do with the moon.

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False

Front

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun.

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True

Front

In a solar eclipse, the moon creates a shadow on a small portion of the Earth.

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True

Front

The path of the moon's shadow is called the path of the eclipse.

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False

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People living in the path of totality will not see the full solar eclipse.

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False

Front

The moon's umbra is its full shadow.

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True

Front

The moon's penumbra is its full shadow.

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False

Front

Is it dangerous to look directly at a lunar eclipse?

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False