Brainpop Eclipse

When a solar eclipse happens, who can see it?

• Anyone in the Northern Hemisphere

• Anyone in the Southern Hemisphere

• Anyone around the Equator

• Anyone who is in the moon's shadow

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If the moon were larger, the path of totality during a total solar eclipse would be:

• Brighter

• Shorter

• Wider

• Faster

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Devices used to observe a solar eclipse _______ the light that reaches your eyes.

• Amplify

• Reduce

• Focus

• Analyze

Which of the following must be visible somewhere during a total solar eclipse?

• Partial solar eclipse

• Annular eclipse

• Total lunar eclipse

• Penumbral lunar eclipse

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What can you infer about the relationship between full moons and lunar eclipses?

• A lunar eclipse never occurs during a full moon.

• A lunar eclipse occurs during all full moons.

• A lunar eclipse can only occur during a full moon.

• A lunar eclipse is the same thing as a full moon.

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What can you infer about the relationship between new moons and solar eclipses?

• A solar eclipse never occurs during a new moon.

• A solar eclipse occurs during all new moons.

• A solar eclipse can only occur during a new moon.

• A solar eclipse is the same thing as a new moon.

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What is the main cause of a solar eclipse?

• The Earth passing between the Sun and the Moon

• The Moon passing between the Sun and the Earth

• The Sun passing between the Earth and the Moon

• The Earth passing between the Moon and the Sun

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During a total solar eclipse, which part of the Sun is visible?

• The photosphere

• The corona

• The chromosphere

• The core

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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 eclipse occurs when the Moon is at its farthest point from Earth?

• Total solar eclipse

• Partial solar eclipse

• Annular solar eclipse

• Lunar eclipse

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