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- 1. When the earth comes in between the sun and the earth, it is called a ___________ eclipse.
- 5. Solar eclipses if seen with the naked eye damage the eye _________________.
- 7. The shadow that gets smaller as it reaches the earth is known as the ____________
- 8. The Latin word for moon
- 9. A person who studies the sun, moon, stars etc
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- 2. An object through which light cannot pass is known as an _________ object.
- 3. Eclipses are beautiful ___________ phenomena.
- 4. For a total solar eclipse, the sun, moon and the earth should be in a __________line.
- 5. Sometimes due to this condition in the sky, we are unable to see an eclipse.
- 6. We need a special __________ to look at the sun directly during a solar eclipse.