Multiple choice

In order for a lunar eclipse to occur, the moon must be in what phase?

  1. Full Moon

  2. 3rd Quarter

  3. 1st Quarter

  4. New Moon
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Explanation

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon, casting its shadow on the Moon. This alignment can only happen during a Full Moon phase, when the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun.

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