When Dragons Followed the Sun - Scope Solar Eclipse Nonfiction Reading

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Across
  1. 3. outer wispy layer of the Sun that becomes visible during an eclipse
  2. 4. what most people did in Ancient China in 2134 BC
  3. 6. number of years before another total solar eclipse is visible from the U.S.
  4. 11. northern most U.S. state where eclipse will be visible
  5. 12. type of solar eclipse when the moon blocks the center of the Sun
  6. 13. southern most U.S. state where total eclipse will be visible
  7. 14. animals such as bees and bats that are usually active at night
Down
  1. 1. what ancient Chinese believed was swallowing the Sun
  2. 2. animal the ancient Egyptians believed was attacking Ra, the Sun god
  3. 5. what ancient people created to explain what they were observing
  4. 7. type of solar eclipse when the moon completely covers the Sun
  5. 8. special glasses do this to the Sun's harmful rays to allow us to view the eclipse
  6. 9. type of solar eclipse when the moon blocks part of the Sun
  7. 10. the type of eclipse that happens when the moon temporarily blocks the Sun's light