Answer the questions using the NASA fact sheet "Experience the Total Solar Eclipse."
Why does NASA study solar eclipses?
Solar Eclipses Quiz
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Answer the questions using the NASA fact sheet "Experience the Total Solar Eclipse."
Why does NASA study solar eclipses?
To improve space travel technology
To discover the theory of relativity
To understand the Sun's structure and explosive events
To map the surface of the Earth
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is necessary to experience a total solar eclipse?
The Sun, Moon, and Earth must be in a straight line with the Earth in the center
The Sun, Moon, and Earth must be in a straight line with the Moon in the center
The Sun, Moon, and Earth must be in a straight line with the Sun in the center
The Sun, Moon, and Earth must be in a triangle formation
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What can viewers see during a total solar eclipse?
The Sun's corona and they can remove their eclipse glasses
The entire Sun without any special equipment
The Moon's surface in detail
The stars surrounding the Sun
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What should NOT be used to view a solar eclipse?
Special eclipse glasses
Damaged glasses
A solar filter that meets the ISO 12312-2 international standard
A telescope with a proper solar filter
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
As the solar eclipse crosses North America, are we in the path of totality?
Yes
No
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What can you use to predict what you will see during a solar eclipse according to the NASA scientists?
Specialized telescopes
Cameras and computer models
Chalk, paper, and scissors
High-powered microscopes
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of smudging the chalk away from the center of the circle when creating a corona art?
To clean the template
To simulate the corona of the Sun
To make the circle neat
To create a perfect circle
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