Solar Eclipse Quiz - QUIZ Astronomy

Created on April 12, 2023 By

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Solar Eclipse Quiz-1

Top Multiple Choice Questions with answers on Solar Eclipse in Solar system (Basic Quiz)

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What is the Solar Eclipse?

When Earth comes in between Moon and Sun

When Sun comes in between Earth and Moon .

When the moon comes in between Earth and Sun

When sunrays do not reach Earth

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What is the maximum number of solar eclipses that can occur during a calendar year?

3 / 10

Solar eclipses always occur on new moon

True

False

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Only partial solar eclipses can be observed from the North and South Poles.

True

False

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What is the longest possible duration of a total solar eclipse?

5 minutes and 12 seconds

7 minutes and 32 seconds

9 minutes and 52 seconds

12 minutes and 24 seconds

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In which type of eclipse, the moon comes in between the Sun and the Earth?

Solar eclipse

Lunar eclipse

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What is the minimum number of solar eclipses that can occur during a calendar year?

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A diamond ring occurs in ‘Total Solar eclipse’.

True

false

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In this cycle, we see the same pattern of solar eclipse repeating every 18 years 11 days, and 8 hours.

solar cycle

Lunar cycle

Saros cycle

Galactic cycle

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Sometimes we see the annular solar eclipse and not a total solar eclipse. This is because …

the Moon is much nearer in its orbit than usual

the Moon is farther away in its orbit than usual

the Moon travels slower in its orbit than usual

the Moon travels faster in its orbit than usual

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