Count Down: Solar Eclipse 2017

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What day and time will the moon completely block the sun in Clarksville, TN in 2017? Options: August 21 at 1:26 AM, August 21 at 1:26 PM, August 20 at 1:26 PM, August 20 at 1:26 AM

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August 21 at 1:26 PM

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During which moon phase does a solar eclipse happen?

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new moon

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In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?

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In alignment

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Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?

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Solar eclipse

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What is the darkest inner part of the shadow cone called, where a total eclipse can be viewed?

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Umbra

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What is the larger outer lighter part of the shadow cone called, where a partial eclipse can be viewed?

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Penumbra

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For a solar eclipse to occur, what has to happen?

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The moon must be directly between Earth and the Sun.

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When the Earth's shadow falls on the moon, the shadow causes what to happen?

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Lunar eclipse

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This type of eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the sunlight from reaching Earth? Options: Solar eclipse, Lunar eclipse, Total eclipse

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Solar eclipse

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If these three bodies are lined up with each other, what would this diagram represent? Options: full moon, new moon, lunar eclipse, solar eclipse

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solar eclipse