2024 Total Solar Eclipse

For a solar eclipse to occur, what has to happen?

• The sun must be directly between Earth and the moon.
• The moon must be directly between Earth and the Sun.
• Earth must be directly between the Sun and the moon.

The sun is approximately 92,000,000 miles away from the earth.

Write 92,000,000 in scientific notation.

• 92 x 10⁷

• 9.2 x 10⁷

• 9.2 x 10^-5

• 92,000,000

The next total solar eclipse that can be seen from the United States will be on Aug. 23, 2044 (about 20 years).

How old will you be during the next total solar eclipse

The last total solar eclipse visible in Ohio happened in 1806.

How many years ago did it occur?

• 218 years

• 18 years

• 1,000 years

• 2024 years

Find the circumference of the earth at the equator.

Circumference = 2⋅π⋅r

Earth's radius ≈ 6,370 km

• Approximately

  12,700 km

• Approximately

  20,000 km

• Approximately

  40,000 km

• Approximately

  80,000 km

Only 21 total solar eclipses have crossed the lower 48 states in the entire existence of the United States.

Which of the following describes 21?

Select all that apply.

• Rational

• Irrational

• Integer

• Whole

• Natural

• 10 percent

• 15 percent

• 20 percent

• 30 percent

A solar eclipse can only occur during a new moon.

• True
• False

The distance between the earth and the moon is approximately 2.4 x 10⁵.

Convert 2.4 x 10⁵ from scientific notation to standard form.

• 240,000 miles
• 2,400 miles

• 24,000 miles
• 24,000,000 miles

After a total solar eclipse, how long does it take before total day light is restored?

• 1 hour
• 15 minutes