Across
- 3. the state of darkness on Earth during a total solar eclipse
- 6. the ancient civilization that believed eclipses were signs of an angry god
- 7. the month of the last total solar eclipse visible in the US
- 10. the phenomenon where a solar eclipse appears as a ring of fire around the moon
- 11. the type of eclipse that occurs when the moon completely covers the sun
- 12. rare occurrence when a total solar eclipse's path crosses over a specific location more than once
- 13. true or false: the distance between Earth and the moon during a lunar eclipse is always the same
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- 1. the layer of the sun's atmosphere that becomes visible during a total solar eclipse
- 2. the time when the sun, Earth, and moon are in a straight line, causing a solar _______
- 4. the outer part of the moon's shadow during an eclipse
- 5. the phenomenon where the moon passes between the sun and Earth, blocking sunlight
- 8. the darkest part of the moon's shadow during an eclipse
- 9. organization that tracks and records solar eclipses worldwide
