Solar Eclipse Crash Course

If the moon were larger, the path of totality during a total solar eclipse would be:

• Brighter

• Shorter

• Wider

• Faster

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Which of the following must be visible somewhere during a total eclipse?

• Partial solar eclipse

• Annular eclipse

• Total lunar eclipse

• Penumbral lunar eclipse

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Devices used to observe a solar eclipse _____ the light that reaches your eyes.

• Amplify

• Reduce

• Focus

• Analyze

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A total solar eclipse is seen when the observer is in...

• Earth's umbra.

• Earth's penumbra.

• The Moon's umbra.

• The Moon's penumbra

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Suppose the Moon's orbit were not tilted. How many total solar eclipses would you expect to see from Earth in a year?

• About 2

• About 6

• About 12

• About 24

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If the Sun were much smaller than its current size, what effect would this have on eclipses?

• Total solar eclipses would be more common.

• Total solar eclipses would be less common.

• Total lunar eclipses would be less common.

• There would be no effect on eclipses.

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The line up for a solar eclipse is: 

• Sun-Earth-Moon

• Earth-Sun-Moon

• Sun-Moon-Earth

• Earth-Moon-Mars

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What is the main cause of a solar eclipse?

• The Earth passing between the Sun and the Moon

• The Moon passing between the Sun and the Earth

• The Sun passing between the Earth and the Moon

• The Earth passing between the Moon and the Sun

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During a total solar eclipse, which part of the Sun is visible?

• The photosphere

• The chromosphere

• The corona

• The core

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What is the term for the path that the Moon's shadow traces on Earth during a solar eclipse?

• Path of totality

• Umbra

• Penumbra

• Ecliptic

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