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What happens during a total solar eclipse?

• The sun completely covers the moon.

• The moon completely covers the sun, causing darkness.

• The sun moves behind the Earth.

• The moon partially covers the sun.

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Why do you need special glasses to watch a solar eclipse?

• To watch the eclipse for a longer time

• To protect your eyes from the sun's harmful rays

• To see the colors more vividly

• To see the stars better

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What is visible only during a total solar eclipse?

• Satellites orbiting Earth

• Stars in the daytime

• The moon's surface

• The sun's corona

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What cycle do eclipses repeat in?

• Eclipse season

• Saros cycle

• Solar cycle

• Lunar cycle

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Who travels the world to see solar eclipses?

• Scientists

• Astronauts

• Meteorologists

• Eclipse chasers

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Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Solar Eclipse

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(b) Lunar Eclipse

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(c) Eclipse

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(d) Damage

• Earth is positioned between the Moon and Sun, Earth's shadow falls upon the surface of the moon

• One object in space, like a planet or moon, passes through the shadow of another object in space

• looking at the Sun is dangerous. It can _______ your eyes.

• An eclipse that happens when the Moon moves in just the right place between the Sun and Earth

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