Solar Eclipse Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers

Questions : 12 | Total Attempts: 2021 | Recent Updated: 28-Dec-2019
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Solar eclipse, when the moon comes between the Earth and the Sun, then the sunlight does not reach the Earth and some parts of the Earth's surface cover darken during the day. This position is called a solar eclipse. If the moon were orbiting a fixed circular orbit and the same orbital plane, every eclipse would have a solar eclipse. A solar eclipse occurs only when the moon is near the orbital plane of the Earth on Amavasya. It is important that the Moon revolves around the Earth in an elliptical orbit, so its distance from the Earth changes. This is the reason the state of the full solar eclipse, partial solar eclipse, and annular eclipse are formed. Let's take an awesome trivia quiz about Solar Eclipse.

Questions Excerpt


1. What happens when the Earth, Sun, and Moon are in a straight line?

A. Annular Solar Eclipse

B. Total Solar Eclipse

C. Annular Moon Eclipse

D. Total Moon Eclipse

2. When the Moon is away from the Earth and its size appears small, Which eclipse position is formed?

A. Total Moon Eclipse

B. Total Solar Eclipse

C. Annular Solar Eclipse

D. None of these

3. Does annular Solar Eclipse look like?

A. Ring of Fire

B. Golden Ring

C. Blooding Son

D. Red Ring

4. When was Annular Solar Eclipse formed?

A. Amavasya

B. Moon position at Lunar Nod

C. Moon is located at a Apogee from- Earth

D. All of the above

5. Which one is the shadows of the Moon on Earth in the event of the solar eclipse?

A. Umbra

B. Penumbra

C. Both of the above

D. None of these

6. A _________ solar eclipse is an ideal condition for studying the outer layer of the solar corona.

A. Total Moon Eclipse

B. Total Solar Eclipse

C. Annular Solar Eclipse

D. All of the above

7. Seeing a solar eclipse without any equipment in the eyes can cause blindness or irritation in the retina, which is called...

A. Colour Blindness

B. Solar Retinopathy

C. Black Cataract

D. White Cataract

8. What is it called the shadow reaches Earth, it gets bigger and a person standing in this area sees a partial solar eclipse?

A. Umbra

B. Total Moon Eclipse

C. Total Solar Eclipse

D. Penumbra

9. An annular solar eclipse occurred on ______________, 2019.

A. 26 December

B. 25 December

C. 26 November

D. 25 November

10. The Annular solar eclipse occurred in 2019 eclipse was visible from the which cities.

A. Hofuf, Saudi Arabia

B. Mangaluru, Karnataka, India

C. Kasaragod, Kerala, India

D. All of the above

11. What time was the annual solar eclipse view as Greatest eclipse in 2019 according to Indian time?

A. 5:16:53

B. 5:17:53

C. 5:18:53

D. 5:19:53

12. The solar eclipse in August 1868 it's named after the Greek word for the Sun is...

A. Helios

B. Metrios

C. Both of the above

D. None of these

 

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