Solar Eclipse... of the Heart

Which factor limits the number of eclipses per year?

• Distance between the moon and the earth
• The tilt of the earth's orbit around the earth
• Distance between the earth and the sun
• Tilt of the earth's axis of rotation

A lunar eclipse occurs when...

• The sun passes between the earth and the moon
• The earth passes between the earth and the sun
• The moon passes through the earth's shadow
• The sun passes through the moon's shadow

The moon is brightest  during which of these  events

• total solar eclipse
• prenumbral lunar eclipse
• annular eclipse
• Total lunar eclipse

What angle is formed by the sun, the earth, and the moon during an eclipse?

• 180 degrees
• 270 degrees
• 90 degrees
• 45 degrees

What can you infer about the solar corona

• It's located fairly close to the earth
• It's the only part of the sun blocked out during an eclipse
• It's the hottest part of the sun
• It's located at the outermost edge of the sun

Which definition of "umbra" is most accurate?

• illuminated region of space
• light from the sun
• area where light is blocked
• elapsed time during an 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

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

• brighter
• shorter
• wider
• faster

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

• partial solar eclipse
• annular eclipse
• total lunar eclipse
• penumbral lunar eclips

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

• amplify
• reduce
• focus
• analyze