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Solar Eclipse may occur when

  • A.the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth
  • B.the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon
  • C.the Sun is between the Earth and the Moon
  • D.None of these

Answer: A

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth.

When the Moon passes directly between the Sun and the Earth, at new moon, its shadow falls on part of the Earth and blocks the Sun's light there.

When the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon, which is a lunar eclipse. The Sun can never be between the Earth and the Moon, since the Moon orbits the Earth.

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