Total Solar Eclipse Lesson

you should wear special glasses during looking at solar eclipse to prevent your...

• nose

• eyes

• ears

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the solar eclipse can last ...........................

• 7 days and 40 minutes

• 7 minutes and 40 seconds

• 7 hours and 40 minutes

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What phase of the moon does a solar eclipse happen in?

• first quarter

• full moon

• new moon

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Which statement best describes a total solar eclipse?

• A total solar eclipse in which the entire Sun, with the exception of the corona, is blocked by the moon.

• There is no such thing as a solar eclipse.

• A total solar eclipse occurs when the Earth casts a shadow on the Moon.

• A solar eclipse can last up to 27.3 days.

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Which is a TRUE statement about a total solar eclipse?

• A partial solar eclipse and total lunar eclipse are the same thing.

• A total solar eclipse cannot be viewed at anytime, anywhere on Earth.

• A total solar eclipse can last several hours in the same location.

• A total solar eclipse only lasts a few minutes, at any one specific location, because of the rapid movement of the Moon and the Earth in their orbits.

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True or False? When the Moon travels between between the Sun and the Earth, blocking the Sun's light from the Earth it is a SOLAR eclipse.

• True

• False

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Which statement best describes a solar eclipse?

• The gravitational pull of the Moon on Earth's water, causing tides.

• The inner, darkest part of the Moon’s or Earth’s shadow where the Sun is blocked, casting a shadow over the respective body.

• The moon phase where only half of the lighted portion of the moon is visible to us on Earth.

• The blocking of the Sun’s light that can occur during a new moon.

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What is the lighter, outer part of the shadow cast by a body, such as the Moon during a solar eclipse or Earth during a lunar eclipse?

• umbra

• penumbra

• antumbra

• none of the above

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The ________________ is the inner, darkest part of the Moon’s or Earth’s shadow where the Sun is blocked, casting a shadow over the respective body.

• umbra

• penumbra

• antumbra

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During what moon phase does a solar eclipse occur?

• new moon

• full moon

• waxing gibbous

• first quarter

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