Solar Eclipse Talent Team Engagement

Front

On average, a total solar eclipse is seen from the same place only once every ___ years.

Back

375

Front

How long is the total solar eclipse to last?

Back

7 minutes 30 seconds

Front

The sun is ___ times larger than the moon, but it's also ___ times farther away, making total solar eclipses possible due to the apparently identical sizes of the sun and the moon in the sky.

Back

400

Front

Based on 5,000 years of eclipse data, the most likely month for a total solar eclipse to occur is ___? Options: March, April, May, June.

Back

May

Front

Based on 5,000 years of eclipse data, the most unlikely month for a total solar eclipse to occur is ___? Options: November, December, January, February

Back

November

Front

A solar eclipse can occur on every planet in our solar system except for ____ and ____. Options: Mars and Saturn, Mercury and Venus, Jupiter and Neptune, Pluto and Uranus.

Back

Mercury and Venus

Front

On ____, a total solar eclipse occurs once every 42 hours and three total solar eclipses can occur at the same time. Options: Jupiter, Neptune, Mars, Saturn

Back

Jupiter

Front

How often would solar eclipses occur if the moon's orbit wasn't tilted 5 degrees to the Earth's orbit?

Back

Every month

Front

The temperature can drop _ degrees or more during a total solar eclipse?

Back

20

Front

It's estimated only one in every _____ people will see a total eclipse in their lifetime.

Back

10,000