What is the darkest phase of a total solar eclipse called?
Totality
What type of solar eclipse occurs when the moon is too far from Earth to cover the sun completely?
Annular eclipse
What is the term for a solar eclipse that occurs when the moon is at its farthest point from Earth?
Apogee
What ancient civilization believed that a solar eclipse was a dragon eating the sun?
Chinese
What is the term for the shadow that the moon casts on Earth during a solar eclipse?
Umbra
What part of the sun is visible during a solar eclipse?
The corona
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between which two celestial bodies?
The sun and the Earth
What is the term for the alignment of the sun, moon, and Earth during a solar eclipse?
Syzygy
What is the phenomenon where multiple solar eclipses occur in a series?
Saros cycle
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