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- 3. During a total solar eclipse, which red layer of the Sun's atmosphere can be seen?
- 5. The darkest part of the Earth's shadow during an eclipse is called the what?
- 8. What is the name of the Sun's outer atmosphere, which is visible during a total solar eclipse?
- 9. The astronomical alignment of three celestial bodies in a straight line, especially during an eclipse, is called what?
- 10. What type of eclipse occurs when the Sun and Moon are exactly in line, but the apparent size of the Moon is smaller than that of the Sun?
- 11. Where the eclipse is visible on the Earth's surface, it's called the path of what?
- 12. What type of eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon?
- 14. Beads The phenomenon where spots of light appear around the Moon's edge just before and after totality is known as what?
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- 1. How often do total solar eclipses occur at any given place on Earth's surface?
- 2. The part of the Earth's shadow that causes a partial eclipse is called the what?
- 4. What is the term for the period over which eclipses repeat, approximately every 18 years?
- 6. During an eclipse, the period when the Sun or Moon is completely obscured is known as what?
- 7. What type of eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun?
- 11. The Moon's ____ are the regular changes in its appearance due to its position relative to Earth and the Sun.
- 13. What kind of "ring" effect is visible just before and after a total solar eclipse?