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Worksheets2017 Solar Eclipse
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How much wider is the sun than the moon?
a)
100X (100 Times)
b)
1000X
c)
400X
d)
500X
2.
If the sun is so much wider than the moon, how do they cover each other exactly during a total eclipse?
a)
The sun is much closer to earth.
b)
The moon is 400x farther away than the sun to the earth.
c)
The sun is 400x farther away than the moon to the earth.
3.
What year was the last total solar eclipse in North America?
a)
1979
b)
1978
c)
1999
d)
1997
4.
How long will the total eclipse last? (In Beatrice)
a)
2hr, 40 min
b)
2 min 20 sec
c)
2hrs 36 min
d)
2 min 40 sec
5.
When will the next total eclipse appear in the United States?
a)
2045
b)
2024
c)
2078
d)
2044
6.
On Monday, everyone in the continental US will see at least ______ partial eclipse.
a)
30%
b)
75%
c)
40%
d)
60%
7.
About how far away is the earth from the moon?
a)
240,000 miles
b)
2 million miles
c)
24,000 miles
d)
24 million miles
8.
About how often is there a total eclipse worldwide?
a)
18 years
b)
180 days
c)
18 months
d)
8 years
9.
What is the distance between the earth and the sun?
a)
11 million miles
b)
72 million miles
c)
92 million miles
d)
138 million miles
10.
During the eclipse on Monday, the Gretna area is not in the line of totality, but will see what % of the eclipse?
a)
76%
b)
88%
c)
92%
d)
98%
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