Solar Eclipse

The state of darkness on Earth during a total solar eclipse

• Umbra

• Totality

• August

The distance between the Earth and the Moon during a lunar eclipse is always the same.

• True

• False

The month of the last total solar eclipse visible in the US.

• July

• August

• October

• April

The layer of the Sun's atmosphere that becomes visible during a total solar eclipse

• Penumbra

• Umbra

• Corona

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

The phase of the Moon during a solar eclipse

• Waning

• Cresent

• Full

• New

The ancient civilization that believed solar eclipses were a sign of angry gods

• Vikings

• American Indians

• Aztecs

• Ancient Egyptians

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

The organization that tracks and records solar eclipses worldwide.

• NSA

• CIA

• FBI

• NASA

The darkest part of the moon's shadow during an eclipse.

• Penumbra

• Umbra

• Totality

The type of eclipse that occurs when the moon completely covers the sun leaving only the corona visible.

• Half

• Whole

• Total

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

The outer part of the moon's shadow during an eclipse

• Umbra

• Penumbra

• Diamond Ring