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Solar Eclipses Quiz

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1. What is the correct alignment during a solar eclipse?

  • Sun, moon, earth
  • Sun, earth, moon
  • Moon, sun, earth


2. What is the maximum number of solar eclipses that can occur during a calender year?
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5


3. What is the minimum number of solar eclipses that can occur during a calender year?
  • 0
  • 1
  • 2


4. Total solar eclipses occur due to a unique feature common to both the sun and the moon. What is this feature?
  • Same equatorial diameter
  • Same angular diameter
  • Same distance from earth


5. During a solar eclipse, an observer on the moon, looking at the earth would see,
  • The sun completely covered by the earth
  • Earth completely covered by moon's shadow
  • Earth partially covered by moon's shadow


6. Solar eclipses always occur on,
  • Full moon
  • New moon
  • Crescent moon


7. What is the average duration of 'totality' in a total solar eclipse?
  • 10 – 20 seconds
  • 2 – 3 minutes
  • 1 – 2 hours


8. In which type of solar eclipse can the 'diamond ring' effect occur?
  • Partial solar eclipse
  • Total solar eclipse
  • Annular solar eclipse


9. The same pattern of solar eclipses will repeat every 18 years 11 days 8 hours. This is known as the,
  • Mayan cycle
  • Hedes cycle
  • Saros cycle


10. How often will the same solar eclipse occur at the same place on earth?
  • 18 years 11 days 8 hours.
  • 54 years and 1 month
  • 364 years 12 days

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