Solar Eclipse 2024

What was discovered during a solar eclipse in 1868?

• The planet Neptune

• The element helium

• The theory of relativity

• The structure of the sun's corona

What makes solar eclipses so special?

• They occur every new moon.

• They can be seen from anywhere on Earth.

• The moon completely blocks out the sun.

• The sun and moon appear the same size from Earth.

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Why don't solar eclipses happen every month?

• Because the moon's orbit is tilted.

• The sun moves too quickly.

• The Earth's shadow misses the moon.

• Solar eclipses actually do happen every month.

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What is the path of totality?

• The area where you can see the eclipse partially.

• The area where you can see the total eclipse.

• The path the Earth takes around the sun.

• The path the moon takes around the Earth.

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Who came close to predicting a solar eclipse in 1715?

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Edmund Halley

• Nicolaus Copernicus

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How does a pinhole camera work to view an eclipse?

• It uses lenses to focus the sun's light.

• It magnifies the sun's rays.

• It filters the sun's harmful rays.

• It projects an image of the sun using a small hole.

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Why are total solar eclipses considered transient?

• They only last for a few minutes.

• The moon is moving away from Earth.

• They can only be seen from space.

• The sun is getting larger.

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A solar eclipse happens during wich moon phase?

• waning
• full moon
• new moon
• waxing 

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

• Below each other
• Above each other
• In alignment

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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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