Solar Eclipse

In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?

• Below each other
• Above each other
• In alignment

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What is the darkest inner part of the shadow cone called, where a total eclipse can be viewed.

• Total
• Umbra
• Penumbra

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What is the larger outer lighter part of the shadow cone called, where a partial eclipse can be viewed?

• Partial
• Umbra
• Penumbra

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For a solar eclipse to occur, what has to happen?

• The sun must be directly between Earth and the moon.
• The moon must be directly between Earth and the Sun.
• Earth must be directly between the Sun and the moon.

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This type of eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the sunlight from reaching Earth?

• Solar eclipse
• Lunar eclipse
• Total eclipse

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If these three bodies are lined up with each other, what would this diagram represent?

• full moon
• new moon
• lunar eclipse
• solar eclipse

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During a solar eclipse...

• The sun is blocked
• The Earth is blocked
• The moon is blocked
• You are blocked

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How much wider is the sun than the moon?

• 100X (100 Times)
• 1000X
• 400X
• 500X

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If the sun is so much wider than the moon, how do they cover each other exactly during a total eclipse?

• The sun is much closer to earth. 
• The moon is 400x farther away than the sun to the earth. 
• The sun is 400x farther away than the moon to the earth. 

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When will the next total eclipse appear in the United States?

• 2045
• 2024
• 2078
• 2044

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