A ___________ eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and Earth so that the sun is all or partly blocked by the moon.

A solar eclipse can only take place when the ____________ passes between the earth and sun.

A solar eclipse maybe total or partial, depending on how much of the _______ is blocked.

If an eclipse occurs while the moon is closer to Earth, the moon appears large enough to cover the whole ___________.

Staring at the Sun will not cause permanent damage to your eyes.

You can look directly at the sun?

Burning your eyes by looking at the solar eclipse is very easy to do.

It is okay to look at the eclipse without eye protection.

If you think a lunar eclipse is an awesome event, a solar eclipse (an eclipse of the sun) is even more awesome. In the middle of the day, the sky slowly becomes dark as the sun disappears, leaving only a _________ of light in the sky.

Some people consider a solar eclipse to be one of the most amazing events in nature. Many people travel long distances to observe one.

If the moon’s shadow happens to fall somewhere on Earth’s surface, from that place people can see some part of the sun being covered or eclipsed by the moon.

As the obstacle causing the shadow (the moon) moves away from the screen (the earth) and closer to the light source (the sun), the full shadow it makes (the ___________) gets smaller while the partial shadow it makes (the penumbra) gets larger.

A solar eclipse may be total or partial, depending on how much of the sun is blocked. Two to ________ partial solar eclipses occur each year on Earth.

Each total eclipse is only visible from a very small area on Earth, where the sun is in the full _____________ of the moon.

The moon sometimes appears too small to cover the sun has to do with the moon’s orbit around Earth. That orbit is not perfectly round but is shaped like a slight ___________.

The closest star to the Earth. A huge ball of gas.

Pet owners should keep dogs and cats indoors or get eye protection so their pets do not experience eye damage.