When Dragons Swallowed the Sun

How might the reader of this article use the map included in the section titled "Reason to Celebrate"? (Choose TWO)

• to plan a trip to a location experiencing a total eclipse

• to find the the location of the NASA scientists

• to see all the places on Earth where the eclipse can be viewed

• to find out if the area they live in will experience darkness during the eclipse

• to look up the time of day they will be able to view the total eclipse

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Using the information included in this article, how were the viewpoints concerning the eclipse DIFFERENT long ago than they are today? 

• The image of the sun in the sky has changed over the years.

• The moon is much smaller than it was long ago so it can't cover as much of the sun.

• The reasoning behind the disappearance of the sun during a total eclipse has changed.

• The eclipse lasted much longer in ancient times.

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What is one detail in the section that helps the reader understand why the author chose the heading "Reason to Celebrate"?

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What might be the reason the people in ancient China thought the dragon flew away when the sun reappeared?

• The noise they made scared the dragon away.

• The darkness scared the dragon away.

• They realized it was just the moon covering the sun.

• They believed the sun defeated the dragon.

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In paragraph 4 under the heading "A Reason to Celebrate," what is the meaning of the word crucial?

• unimportant

• very minor

• of great importance

• fictional

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Using the diagrams in the section titled "What's a Solar Eclipse," explain why the ancient Chinese in the article thought the sun was being swallowed by a dragon?

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