Multiple choice

When does a lunar eclipse occur?

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

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

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

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon, causing Earth's shadow to fall on the Moon. A is a solar eclipse configuration. C is astronomically impossible as the Sun cannot come between Earth and Moon.

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