Eclipses and Solar Phenomena Quiz

What are the two basic types of eclipses?

• Total, Partial

• Annular, Total

• Solar, Lunar

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Sophia is observing a solar eclipse and needs to explain the correct placement of the Earth, Sun and Moon. Which order would she explain?

• Moon, Sun, Earth

• Sun, Earth, Moon

• Earth, Moon, Sun

• Sun, Moon, Earth

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What is the photosphere?

• The reddish layer just below the corona

• The faint, outer atmosphere of the sun, visible only during total eclipses

• The sun's visible "surface"

What are the two distinct layers of the sun’s outer atmosphere named?

• Stratosphere and thermosphere

• Chromosphere and corona

• Crust and mantle

Describe the “dappled light” effect that can be seen during partial eclipses of the sun.

• Under trees, a cool breeze suddenly can appear during totality

• Colored rings of diffuse light appear to surround the sun

• Under trees, multiple images of the partially eclipsed sun can be seen cast on the ground.

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What are Bailey's Beads?

• Resemble a string of pearls briefly visible along the edge of the eclipsed sun

• Represent sunlight shining through valleys on the edge of the moon’s disk

• Both A and B

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What is the Diamond Ring effect?

• Resembles a string of pearls briefly visible along the edge of the eclipsed sun

• Represents sunlight shining through valleys on the edge of the moon’s disk

• Single "bead" of light visible before the total eclipse

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For a solar eclipse, what is totality?

• The time when the sun is just beginning to be eclipsed by the moon

• The time when the sun is completely covered by the moon

• The time just before the end of the eclipse

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What is the corona?

• The sun’s outer atmosphere

• The red atmospheric layer on the sun just above the photosphere

• The sun's visible surface

What is the chromosphere?

• The sun’s outer atmosphere

• The red atmospheric layer on the sun just above the photosphere

• The sun's visible surface