Multiple choice

The solar eclipse occurs

  1. when the earth comes between the moon and the sun

  2. when the moon comes between the earth and the sun

  3. when the sun comes between the earth and the moon

  4. none of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, casting its shadow on Earth's surface. This can only happen during a new moon phase when the Moon is at or near one of its orbital nodes (points where the Moon's orbit crosses the ecliptic plane).

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