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WorksheetsThe Great American Eclipse
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
What do we call the sun's outer atmosphere that you see during a solar eclipse?
a)
an umbra
b)
a corona
c)
an orbit
d)
a shadow
2.
A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
a)
New
b)
Cresent
c)
Gibbous
d)
Full
3.
Which of the following is not true about a total solar eclipse?
a)
It can be viewed once a year from every spot on earth
b)
It is dangerous to look at without the proper device
c)
When it happens, the moon blocks all of the sun except the corona
d)
You must be within the moon's umbra to see it
4.
In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?
a)
Below each other
b)
Above each other
c)
In alignment
5.
What is the darkest inner part of the shadow cone called, where a total eclipse can be viewed.
a)
Total
b)
Umbra
c)
Penumbra
6.
During a solar eclipse...
a)
The sun is blocked by the moon
b)
The Earth is blocked moon
c)
The moon is blocked by the sun
d)
You are blocked
7.
True or False: You must wear your eclipse goggles at all times except during totality due to safety reasons.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
It is safe to look at a total solar eclipse as long as you have regular sunglasses.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
________ is the moment or duration of total obscuration of the Sun or Moon during an eclipse.
a)
Partiality
b)
Totality
c)
Particularity
10.
Staring at the Sun will not cause permanent damage to your eyes.
a)
True
b)
False
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