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WorksheetsThe Total Solar Eclipse
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Some ancient cultures claimed that during an eclipse, dragons ate the Sun and moon.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The position of the Earth, the moon, and the Sun causes solar and lunar eclipses.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Lunar means having to do with the sun. Solar means having to do with the moon.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
In a solar eclipse, the moon creates a shadow a small portion of the Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
The path of the moon's shadow is called the path of the eclipse.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
People living in the path of totality will not see the full solar eclipse.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The moon's umbra is its full shadow.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
The moon's penumbra is its full shadow.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
It is dangerous to look directly at a lunar eclipse.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the moon and the Sun.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
A solar eclipse can only occur during a full moon.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
A solar eclipse can only occur during a new moon.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
A maximum of five solar eclipses can happen in any given year.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
The next total solar eclipse will occur on August 21, 2017.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
You are more likely to see a solar eclipse than a lunar eclipse.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Solar eclipses are only seen in a small region somewhere on the daylight side of Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Burning your eyes by looking at the solar eclipse is very easy to do.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Eye damage from looking at a solar eclipse can happen now, months from now, or years from now.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
It is okay to look at the eclipse without eye protection.
a)
True
b)
False
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