Solar Eclipse Quiz

What causes a solar eclipse?

• The sun moves between the Earth and the moon

• The Earth moves between the moon and the sun

• The moon moves between the Earth and the sun

• The moon moves away from the Earth

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Why isn't there an eclipse every month?

• The sun's rays are too strong for the moon to block

• The Earth's orbit is too unpredictable

• The moon is too small to block the sun

• The moon's orbit is usually tilted in relation to the Earth

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What is the path of totality?

• The location where the sun is completely covered by the moon

• The point where the moon is closest to the Earth

• The area where the penumbral shadow is visible

• The imaginary line created by the umbral shadow as it races across Earth

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How can you safely view a solar eclipse?

• Use a telescope without any protection

• Look directly at the sun with regular sunglasses

• Stare at the sun for a few seconds at a time

• Use certified eclipse-watching glasses or make a pinhole viewer

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What are Baily's beads and the Diamond Ring?

• Names of famous astronomers who studied solar eclipses

• Phenomena that occur just before and after totality during a solar eclipse

• Special glasses used to view solar eclipses

• Types of eclipses that occur when the moon is closer to Earth

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