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Solar eclipse!
Good luck!


1 When will the next Total Solar Eclipse in Zurich take place?
15. April 2015
22. January 2022
3. September 2081

2 The Sun is ... times bigger than the Moon.
4
2.5

3 How many seconds was the maximum observation time of the Total Solar Eclipse on 11. August 1999?
253 Seconds 
68 Seconds
143 Seconds
211 Seconds

4  When does a Solar Eclipse take place?
Mars is between the Sun and the Moon.
The Sun is behind the Moon.

5  How do animals behave during an eclipse?
They are a bit nervous.
They play crazy and attack each other.
The animal world is not that much impressed.

6 What's the origin of the Corona?
The sunshine is very strong and the outer part of it can be seen through the Moon. 
The Sun is much bigger and the Moon cannot cover completely its surface.
The Moon's surface is uneven and that's how the last sunshine emerge before the Total
Eclipse.

7 Are there Solar Eclipses only during the day?
There are only Moon Eclipses during the night.
 There are either Sun- or Moon-eclipses during the night.
IThere are Solar eclipses during the night but we cannot see them, because it's dark. 

8 When the Moon is in front of the Sun, will the whole world become dark?
Yes, that's Sunclear!
No, only half of the Earth.
No, only a small part.

9 How fast moves the shadow of the Sun on the surface of the Earth?
8541225 m/s
2185 km/h
2500 km/h
1426 km/h

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