The Great American Eclipse

What do we call the sun's outer atmosphere that you see during a solar eclipse?

• an umbra
• a corona
• an orbit
• a shadow

A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• New
• Cresent
• Gibbous
• Full

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following is not true about a total solar eclipse?

• It can be viewed once a year from every spot on earth
• It is dangerous to look at without the proper device
• When it happens, the moon blocks all of the sun except the corona
• You must be within the moon's umbra to see it

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• Below each other
• Above each other
• In alignment

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

• Total
• Umbra
• Penumbra

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

During a solar eclipse...

• The sun is blocked by the moon
• The Earth is blocked moon
• The moon is blocked by the sun
• You are blocked

True or False: You must wear your eclipse goggles at all times except during totality due to safety reasons.

• True
• False

It is safe to look at a total solar eclipse as long as you have regular sunglasses.

• True
• False

________ is the moment or duration of total obscuration of the Sun or Moon during an eclipse.

• Partiality
• Totality
• Particularity

Staring at the Sun will not cause permanent damage to your eyes.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

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CCSS.RI.8.3

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