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1.   A solar eclipse happens when:

• The sun blocks the moon’s light from the Earth
• The moon blocks the sun’s light from the Earth
• The earth blocks the sun’s light from the Moon

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2.   Of the options, what is the best place to view an eclipse?

• On a hill
• In a forest
• In your house

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3.   Of the options, which is the safest way to view a solar eclipse?

• Staring without eye protection at the eclipse
• Your phone
• A pinhole viewer

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4.   What is the maximum number of eclipses that can occur in a year?

• Five
• Seven
• Twelve

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5.   What is the rarest eclipse to see?

• Total Solar eclipse
• Lunar eclipse
• Hybrid eclipse

Answers:

1.  Correct answer : The moon blocks the sun’s light from the Earth

A total solar eclipse can only take place during a new moon.

2.  Correct answer : On a hill

If you are lucky enough to be in the path of the eclipse, make sure that you watch it from a place where your view of the sun will be clear.

3.  Correct answer : A pinhole viewer

It is never safe to look at an eclipse, or the partial phases of a total solar eclipse, without the proper equipment or techniques. Earth View, Inc. provides comprehensive and in-depth instructions for building your own pinhole viewer.

4.  Correct answer : Seven

Eclipses can occur in groups of either four solar and three lunar or five solar and two lunar. Most years have four eclipses: the minimum number of eclipses in a year; 2 of these four eclipses are always solar eclipses. Even though it is rare, the maximum number of eclipses that can take place in a calendar year is seven.

5.  Correct Answer : Hybrid eclipse

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, casting the Moon’s shadow on Earth.  A solar eclipse can only happen during a New Moon.  The Moon’s orbit is tilted 5 degrees to Earth’s orbit around the Sun.  Therefore a solar eclipse is a relatively rare phenomena and a Total or Annular eclipse even more rare, with the Hybrid eclipse the rarest of all.