Total Solar Eclipse

What happens during a total solar eclipse?

• The Sun completely covers the Moon.

• The Earth falls into complete darkness.

• The Sun moves behind the Earth.

• The Moon completely covers the face of the Sun.

How often does a total solar eclipse occur?

• Every 12 months

• Every 18 months or so

• Twice every year

• Once every 5 years

What is the path of totality?

• The trajectory of the Sun during an eclipse.

• A narrow path across the globe where the total phase of the eclipse is visible.

• The path the Moon takes around the Earth.

• The path the Earth takes around the Sun.

What do observers outside the path of totality see?

• A total solar eclipse

• Nothing unusual

• A partial eclipse

• A lunar eclipse

What are the five stages in a total solar eclipse?

• Partial eclipse begins, Total eclipse begins, Totality and maximum eclipse, Total eclipse ends, Partial eclipse ends

• Total eclipse begins, Maximum eclipse, Total eclipse ends, Partial eclipse begins, Partial eclipse ends

• Maximum eclipse, Total eclipse begins, Total eclipse ends, Partial eclipse begins, Partial eclipse ends

• Partial eclipse begins, Total eclipse ends, Totality and maximum eclipse, Total eclipse begins, Partial eclipse ends

When is it safe to view the Sun without protective eyewear during an eclipse?

• During partial eclipse

• During the entire eclipse

• Only during full eclipse (totality)

• At any time if you are outside the path of totality

What phenomenon appears just before totality and just after totality ends?

• The Sun's chromosphere

• Shadow bands

• The diamond ring effect

• Baily's beads

What is the Sun's corona?

• The path the Sun takes during an eclipse

• A type of solar eclipse

• The outermost part of the Sun's atmosphere, visible during totality

• The innermost layer of the Sun's atmosphere

What causes a solar eclipse?

• A shift in the Earth's orbit

• The Sun moving behind the Earth

• The Moon passing between the Sun and Earth, blocking the Sun

• The Earth passing between the Sun and Moon, casting a shadow on the Moon

What are lunar nodes?

• Points in the Moon's orbit where it crosses the Earth's orbital plane

• The phases of the Moon

• The two points on the Moon's surface with the highest elevation

• Locations on Earth where lunar eclipses can be observed