Solar eclipse

_____in astronomy, complete or partial obscuring of a celestial body by another. An eclipse occurs when three celestial objects become aligned.

• Eclipse

• Lunar eclipse

• Solar eclipse

• All of the above

Occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun totally or partially obscuring the Earth's view of the Sun.

• Lunar eclipse

• Celestial phenomenon

• Solar eclipse

• None of the above

It is the darkest portion when solar eclipse occur

• Penumbra

• Umbra

• Corona

• Annual

It is the lighter part of the shadow when solar eclipse occur

• Umbra

• Penumbra

• Partial Solar eclipse

• Total Solar eclipse

Select the three kinds of solar eclipse

• Umbra

• Penumbra

• Partial

• Total

• Annular

Occurs when the Moon completely covers the Sun, as seen from Earth.

• Total solar eclipse

• Annular solar eclipse

• Partial solar eclipse

• Both A and B

A partial solar eclipse happens when the Moon only partially covers the disk of the Sun.

• True

• False

An ___ solar eclipse occurs when the New Moon covers the Sun's center, leaving its outer edges to form a “ring of fire” or annulus.

• Total solar eclipse

• Partial solar eclipse

• Annular solar eclipse

• All of the the above

If the Moon is not near a lunar node during the New Moon, the Sun, Moon, and Earth do not align in a straight or almost straight line, then a solar eclipse cannot occur.

• True

• False

How many times does a solar eclipse occur in a year?

• 1-3

• 2-5

• 3-4

• 2-4