Eclipse - Mystery Science

When is the solar eclipse of 2024?

• Friday April 5

• Monday April 8

• Sunday March 31

The moon blocks the sunlight and casts a shadow.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A solar eclipse happens when

• The Earth goes between the sun and planet Mars.

• The Sun goes between the Earth and the moon, thus blocking the moonlight.

• The moon goes between the Earth and the sun, thus blocking the sunlight.

You do NOT need special glasses during a solar eclipse if you want to look up at the sky.

• True

• False

A partial eclipse is when

• The moon covers part of the sun.

• Someone took a bite of the sun.

• The sun covers part of the earth.

During the solar eclipse, we experience

• cloudy skies

• darkness

• bright sunny skies

• rain

Draw an eclipse

A solar eclipse lasts

• a few weeks

• 10 years

• 1 month

• A few minutes