What happens during a solar eclipse?
IT GETS DARK DURING THE DAY
The Total Solar Eclipse phenomenon lasts for more than 5 minutes. (true - false)
FALSE
What kind of eclipse is when the Earth blocks sunlight from hitting the Moon?
LUNAR ECLIPSE
Why is a Solar Eclipse a special event?
Because it is rare and doesn't happen regularly.
What kind of eclipse is when the Moon blocks the Sun's light?
SOLAR ECLIPSE
What is bigger, the Earth or the Moon?
THE EARTH
When can we look at the sun directly without eye protection?
WHEN IT REACHES THE TOTAL DARKNESS
In Total Eclipse, the Moon appears in (bigger - equal - smaller) size to that of the Sun.
EQUAL
What is more common to see, a Solar eclipse, or a Lunar eclipse?
A LUNAR ECLIPSE
It is the Moon's dark shadow in which the total Solar eclipse appears. (Umbra - Penumbra)
UMBRA
What gets darker in a Lunar Eclipse?
THE MOON
The _____ rotates around the Earth in oval shape orbit. (Sun - Moon)
MOON
What do we have to wear to see the eclipse?
SPECIAL GLASSES
What causes the darkness during the eclipse?
THE MOON
It is the Moon's faint shadow in which the partial solar eclipse appears. (Umbra - Penumbra)
PENUMBRA
Scientists can't predict the times or the locations of a solar eclipse before it occurs. (true - false)
FALSE
What is bigger, the Sun or the Moon?
THE SUN
What gets darker in a Solar Eclipse?
THE SUN
What Theory was proven during an Eclipse?
Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity