Reading: Solar Eclipse

What did ancient Chinese people believe caused solar eclipses?

• A celestial dragon attacking the sun

• A mischievous black squirrel gnawing on the sun

• The demon Rahu swallowing the sun

• The sun god Inti showing his wrath

Which culture attributed solar eclipses to a black squirrel?

• Choctaw Native Americans

• Ancient Chinese

• Inca of South America

• Ancient Greeks

What is the Saros cycle used for?

• Predicting solar eclipses

• Explaining the myth of Rahu

• Describing the sun's corona

• Documenting ancient carvings

What type of solar eclipse allows observers to see the sun's corona?

• Total solar eclipse

• Partial solar eclipse

• Annular solar eclipse

• Hybrid solar eclipse

When is the next total solar eclipse after 2017 expected to occur?

• April 8, 2024

• November 30, 3340 BCE

• Second century CE

• During a new moon phase