Solar Eclipse 2024

When will the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, begin over the South Pacific Ocean?

• 2:00 p.m. PDT

• 1:00 p.m. PDT

• 12:00 p.m. PDT

• 11:07 a.m. PDT

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What is the last total solar eclipse visible from the contiguous United States until?

• 2040

• 2044

• 2050

• 2048

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What happens during a total solar eclipse?

• The Moon passes between the Sun and Earth

• The Earth passes between the Sun and Moon

• The Moon passes between Mars and Earth

• The Sun passes between the Moon and Earth

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What becomes visible during a total solar eclipse that is usually obscured?

• The Sun's corona

• The Moon's surface

• The Sun's surface

• The Earth's atmosphere

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When can viewers remove their eclipse glasses during a total solar eclipse?

• During the partial phases

• They should not remove their glasses

• When the Moon completely blocks the visible surface of the Sun

• At any time

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What effect does a total solar eclipse have on wildlife?

• Wildlife is unaffected

• Nocturnal wildlife wakes up

• Nocturnal wildlife goes to sleep

• Wildlife becomes louder

What is the number one priority when viewing a total solar eclipse?

• Science experiments

• Safety

• Photography

• Social gatherings

Through which countries will the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse pass?

• United States, Canada, and Greenland

• Mexico, United States, and Canada

• Canada, United States, and Bermuda

• Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize

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What should you use to view the partial phases of the solar eclipse?

• Sunglasses

• A mirror

• Safe solar viewing glasses

• A smartphone camera

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What is not safe to do without specialized eye protection during a solar eclipse?

• Using a pinhole projector

• Looking at the Sun directly

• Viewing through a camera lens

• Listening to the eclipse