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Libration, solar eclipses and Bailey's beads quiz

Index of Astronomy Glossary Terms quizzes

1) True or false?

Libration has to do with the Sun and precession has to do with the Moon.

True
False


2) Is another word for the time of darkness during a total solar eclipse 'the solar maximum'?

Yes
No


3) Pick the correct statement:

A coronagraph is a telescope used to study the Moon.
A coronagraph is a telescope used to study the Sun.
A coronagraph is a telescope used to study the planets.


4) An eccentric orbit means that the orbit is not circular, but it is elliptical.

True
False


5) A/n ... means a deviation from a perfectly predictable, theoretical orbit.

elongation
inclination
perturbation


6) We can see more than 50% of the moon's surface from Earth because of ...

Precession
Elongation
Libration


7) Libration has to do with the ...

Sun
Moon
Earth
Comets


8) Which statement is true about Bailey's beads?

Baily's beads / Bailey's beads are seen during a solar eclipse.
Baily's beads / Bailey's beads are seen during a lunar eclipse.


9) Is The Diamond Ring visible during annular solar eclipses?

Yes
No


10) During an ... the moon does not completely cover the Sun.

angular eclipse
annular eclipse
annual eclipse



End of solar system quiz covering Baily's beads, solar eclipses, libration and orbits of the planets.

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