Solar eclipse

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Question 1-6: Choose the correct answer A-C

1The speaker compares a solar eclipse today to a

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C.

2The speaker says that the dark spot of an eclipse is

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B.

C.

3Concerning an eclipse, the ancient Chinese were

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B.

C.

4For the speaker, the most impressive aspect of an eclipse is the

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B.

C.

5Eclipses occur rarely because of the size of the

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B.

C.

6In predicting eclipses, the Babylonians were restricted by their

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B.

C.

Complete the table. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Date of eclipse Scientists Observation
1715 Halley 7 who accurately predicted an eclipse
1868 Janssen and Lockyer Discovered 8
1878 Watson Believed he had found 9
1919 Einstein Realised astronomers had misunderstood 10