On the morning of August 21, 2017, a strange thing happened. Shortly after 9:00 A.M., the Sun over Madras, Oregon, began to disappear! Less and less of it was visible until, at 10:19 A.M., it was entirely hidden from view. For just over two minutes, the town of Madras became dark as night. Then, just as it had disappeared, the Sun began to reappear. It slowly grew until it returned to its normal size.
These images show the progression of the Sun disappearing and reappearing in Madras, Oregon, on August 21, 2017.
The disappearance of the Sun might sound like fiction. But this phenomenon occurs regularly and can be predicted by scientists. It's called a solar eclipse, and it happens when the Moon blocks the Sun's light from reaching part of Earth's surface.
Select all the true statements.
A. During a solar eclipse, Earth blocks all light from the sun's light from reaching the moon surface's.
B. SOLAR ECLIPSE CAN BE PREDICTED BY STUDENTS.
C. A SOLAR ECLIPSE WAS VISIBLE IN OREGON ON AUGUST 21,2017.
A and C are true statements.
A. During a solar eclipse, the Moon blocks the Sun's light from reaching part of Earth's surface, not the other way around.
C. A solar eclipse was indeed visible in Oregon on August 21, 2017.