Solar Eclipse

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What is a solar eclipse?

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When the moon moves between the Earth and the sun.

Front

An annular eclipse occurs when the moon appears too small to fully cover the sun.

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True

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What is the path of totality?

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The imaginary line created by the umbra shadow.

Front

There are three types of solar eclipses.

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False

Front

What are Baily's beads?

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Shafts of light that pass through low-lying valleys on the moon's edge.

Front

A solar eclipse happens when the Earth moves between the sun and the moon.

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False

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The sun is 400 times closer to the Earth than the moon is.

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True

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Why isn't there an eclipse every month?

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The moon's orbit is usually tilted.

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The moon's orbit is always tilted in relation to the Earth.

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True

Front

What happens during totality?

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All of the above: The view through your eclipse glasses will be pitch black, animals and plants alter their behavior, and the moon completely covers the sun's surface.