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WorksheetsTotal Solar Eclipse
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
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1.
For a solar eclipse to occur, what has to happen?
a)
The sun must be directly between Earth and the moon.
b)
The moon must be directly between Earth and the Sun.
2.
During a solar eclipse...
a)
The sun is blocked
b)
The Earth is blocked
3.
True or False: You must wear your eclipse goggles at all times except during totality due to safety reasons.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Solar eclipses occur during which Moon phase?
a)
New Moon
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Waning Gibbous
5.
The date of the solar eclipse is __________________.
a)
August 21, 2018
b)
August 21, 2017
c)
August 22, 2018
d)
August 22, 2017
6.
If you want to be the first person to experience totality in the continental United States you would be in which state?
a)
Michigan
b)
Ohio
c)
Washington
d)
Oregon
7.
Staring at the Sun will not cause permanent damage to your eyes.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The closest star to the Earth. A huge ball of gas.
a)
planet
b)
solar system
c)
sun
d)
moon
9.
You would see a partial solar eclipse if you were within the Moon’s penumbra.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
What is the darkest inner part of the shadow cone called, where a total eclipse can be viewed.
a)
Total
b)
Umbra
11.
What does this line on the map of the United States show about the solar eclipse?
a)
the path of no eclipse
b)
the path of totality
c)
the path of the lunar eclipse
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