CBSE Class 7 Science Question 13 of 17

Earth Moon and the Sun — Question 13

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Four friends used the following ways to see the solar eclipse. Who among them was being careless? (i) Ravikiran used a solar eclipse goggle. (ii) Jyothi used a mirror to project the Sun’s image. (iii) Adithya saw the Sun directly with his eyes. (iv) Aruna attended a programme arranged by a planetarium.
Answer

(iii) Adithya was being careless because he looked at the Sun directly with his eyes, which can damage eyesight. The safe ways to view a solar eclipse are using solar eclipse glasses, indirect viewing methods, or attending guided programmes.