Eclipse 2024 Video Quiz

How much smaller is the moon compared to the sun?

• 1000 times smaller

• 100 times smaller

• 400 times smaller

• 10 times smaller

Why are total solar eclipses possible?

• Because the moon and sun are the same size

• The sun's gravitational pull on the moon

• Due to the moon being 400 times closer to Earth than the sun

• Because the Earth's atmosphere magnifies the moon

Why don't we experience a solar eclipse every month?

• The moon's orbit is tilted relative to Earth's orbital plane

• Because the moon's orbit is perfectly aligned with the Earth's

• The sun is too far away

• Due to the moon being too far from the Earth

What is the path of totality?

• The area where a partial eclipse can be seen

• The path the moon takes around the Earth

• The stripe of Earth that experiences the full eclipse

• The trajectory of the sun during an eclipse

Who came close to predicting an eclipse in 1715?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Edmund Halley

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

What should you never do during an eclipse?

• Wear sunglasses

• Stay indoors

• Look directly at the sun without protection

• Use a pinhole camera

What phenomenon appears just before totality?

• Aurora Borealis

• Baily's Beads

• The diamond ring effect

• Shadow bands

What is the corona?

• The outermost part of the sun's atmosphere

• The moon's atmosphere visible during an eclipse

• The ring of fire during an annular eclipse

• A type of solar storm

What unique feature do prominences have?

• They last for about a week

• They are only visible during a total solar eclipse

• They are cold clouds of gas

• They appear around the moon, not the sun

What did the 1919 eclipse help to prove?

• The process of nuclear fusion in the sun

• The discovery of helium

• Einstein's general theory of relativity

• The existence of black holes