WorksheetsBuffett's Got "Sol!"
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many total Solar Eclipses (both Total and Annular) can occur each year?
a)
2-5
b)
1-2
c)
3-7
d)
4-8
2.
Totality occurs when the ________________ completely covers the Sun so only the solar corona is showing.
a)
Star
b)
Earth
c)
Moon
d)
Asteroid
3.
A TOTAL solar eclipse is very rare and can only happen every ___________ because of the tilt of the moon!
a)
1-2 years
b)
1.5-3 years
c)
6 months
d)
3 months
4.
The longest a total solar eclipse can happen is ___________________.
a)
3 minutes
b)
7.5 minutes
c)
9.5 minutes
d)
12 minutes
5.
Air temperatures _____________ during a solar eclipse.
a)
stay the same
b)
are variable
c)
lowers
d)
raises
6.
During a solar eclipse, the moon moves at an average of 2,250 km/hour (1,398 miles/hour).
a)
True
b)
False
7.
The north and south pole ____________ see a total solar eclipse.
a)
sometimes
b)
rarely
c)
never
d)
always
8.
The maximum width of totality during a solar eclipse is ________________.
a)
150km or 93.2mi
b)
269km or 161mi
c)
315km or 196mi
d)
402km or 249mi
9.
Almost identical eclipses occur every _____________.
a)
12 years
b)
25 years
c)
8 years
d)
18 years
10.
Some day in the future the earth will only have _________________.
a)
hybrid eclipses
b)
total lunar eclipses
c)
total solar eclipses
d)
annular eclipses
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