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Total Solar Eclipse

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Total solar eclipses occur worldwide every _____.

a)

3 months

b)

6 months

c)

12 months

d)

18 months

2.

It has been calculated that, on average, a total solar eclipse can be seen from the same location only once every ...?

a)

375 years

b)

7 years

c)

126 years

d)

273 years

3.

When was the last total solar eclipse in the continental United States?

a)

1 year ago

b)

3 years ago

c)

7 years ago

d)

9 years ago

4.

When will the next total solar eclipse be visible from the continental United States?

a)

3 years

b)

7 years

c)

20 years

d)

31 years

5.

A total solar eclipse can only happen during a Full Moon?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

On April 8, 2024, Totality will last a maximum of?

a)

4 minutes 28 seconds

b)

4 minutes 52 seconds

c)

5 minutes 17 seconds

d)

5 minutes 54 seconds

7.

You can safely view an eclipse during totality (when the moon completely covers the sun) without a solar filter or eclipse glasses?

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The sun's diameter is approximately how many times larger than that of the moon?

a)

100

b)

200

c)

400

d)

800

9.

The periodicity and recurrence of eclipses is governed by the ____ cycle?

a)

Thanos

b)

Saros

c)

Lunar

d)

Solar

10.

A Saros cycle, after which the Earth, Sun, and Moon return to nearly the same relative positions and the cycle of lunar and solar eclipses begins to repeat itself, is an interval of _____?

a)

1 year

b)

7 years 56.66 days

c)

14 years 149.66 days

d)

18 years 11.33 days

11.

During a total solar eclipse, the Moon's shadow moves across the Earth at speeds Exceeding _____?

a)

100 mph

b)

250 mph

c)

500 mph

d)

1,000 mph

12.

It has been estimated that only about 1 in every _____ people will see a total solar eclipse in their lifetime.

a)

100

b)

10,000

c)

100,000

d)

1,000,000