20224 Solar Eclipse

How many times smaller is the Moon compared to the Sun?

• 1000 times

• 10 times

• 400 times

• 100 times

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Why are total solar eclipses possible?

• Because the Moon and the Sun appear the same size from Earth

• Because of the Earth's rotation speed

• Due to the Sun's immense size

• Because the Moon is moving closer to Earth

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Why don't we experience a solar eclipse every month?

• Because the Moon is too far away

• Due to the tilt of the Moon's orbit

• Because the Sun is too large

• The Earth's shadow blocks the Moon

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How often does any given spot on Earth experience a total solar eclipse?

• Every month

• Every 10 years

• Every few hundred years

• Every year

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Who came close to predicting an eclipse in 1715?

• Albert Einstein

• Edmund Halley

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

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What is NOT a safe way to view a solar eclipse?

• Using a pinhole camera

• Observing through a colander

• Looking directly at the Sun

• Using eclipse glasses

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What phenomenon appears just before totality during an eclipse?

• Aurora Borealis

• Zodiacal light

• Bailey's beads

• Halley's Comet

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What is the 'diamond ring' effect in a solar eclipse?

• The appearance of stars during the eclipse

• A ring around the Moon during totality

• A bright spot appearing as the eclipse ends

• The last bead of sunlight before totality

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What did the 1919 eclipse help prove?

• The Moon's effect on Earth's tides

• The existence of black holes

• Einstein's general theory of relativity

• The discovery of helium

What did Jules Jansen discover during a solar eclipse?

• Gravitational waves

• The element helium

• The planet Neptune

• The Van Allen radiation belt

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