Solar Eclipse Activity

When is the next US Total Solar Eclipse?

https://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/snacks/solar-eclipses

• Apr 8, 2024

• Jul 12, 2026

• May 10, 2025

• Jun 11, 2023

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What is used to represent the moon in the activity described?

• A thumb

• A ball

• A paper circle

• A flashlight

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How far apart should partners start from each other in the activity?

• 2 to 4 feet

• 13 to 16 feet

• 5 to 8 feet

• 9 to 12 feet

What does the Sun person's head represent in the activity?

• The Sun

• The Earth

• The Moon

• A Star

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What type of solar eclipse occurs when the moon just barely covers the Sun's entire face?

• Partial solar eclipse

• Annular solar eclipse

• Hybrid solar eclipse

• Total solar eclipse

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What is modeled when the Sun person's face is covered except for their ears and the top of their head?

• Penumbral lunar eclipse

• Partial solar eclipse

• Total solar eclipse

• Annular solar eclipse

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What causes a partial solar eclipse in the activity?

• The moon is completely covering the Sun

• The moon is not exactly aligned with the Sun

• The moon is too far from Earth

• The moon is too close to Earth

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Why don't we have solar eclipses during every new moon?

• The Sun is too large

• The Earth's orbit blocks the moon

• The moon is too far from the Sun

• The moon's orbit is tilted 5 degrees with respect to the ecliptic

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What does an annular solar eclipse occur?

• When the Earth is between the moon and the Sun

• When the moon is too far from Earth to entirely block the Sun

• When the moon is too close to the Sun

• When the moon completely covers the Sun

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What is the purpose of the activity described in the text?

• To understand the rotation of the Earth

• To study the surface of the Sun

• To learn about the phases of the moon

• To experiment with models of solar eclipses

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