2024 Solar Eclipse Trivia

Which of the following does NOT happen as the eclipse enters totality?

• clouds in the sky are reduced

• the horizons start to look like dusk or dawn

• animals go into nighttime mode (like birds not chirping)

• the Moon become super bright and the full surface is visible

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What is the phenomenon called when the moon's disk is too small to cover the entire sun, resulting in a 'ring of fire'?

• Total solar eclipse

• Partial solar eclipse

• Annular solar eclipse

• Hybrid solar eclipse

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At what time will the maximum coverage of the Sun (max totality) occur in Erie, PA?

• 3:18 pm

• 2:05 pm

• 4:30 pm

• 2:35 pm

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What percentage of the Sun will be covered by the partial eclipse seen in DuBois, PA on April 8?

• 79%

• 89%

• 98%

• 100%

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The cycle created by the Babylonians that predicts when eclipses will take place is called:

• The Perigean Cycle

• The cycle of totality

• The Saros Cycle

• The Lunar Cycle

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During an eclipse, the Moon's shadow travels roughly how fast across the Earth?

• 700 mph

• 1500 mph

• 55 mph

• 2000 mph

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How many more total solar eclipses will occur somewhere in the U.S. this century?

• 4

• 2

• 9

• 7

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What is the term for the path that the Moon's shadow traces on Earth during a solar eclipse?

• Umbra

• Penumbra

• Path of Totality

• Ecliptic

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Which type of solar eclipse occurs when the Earth is at its farthest point from the Sun, making the Sun appear smaller?

• Total solar eclipse

• Partial solar eclipse

• Annular solar eclipse

• Hybrid solar eclipse

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During a solar eclipse, which layer of the Sun becomes visible?

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

• Corona

• Core

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