Where the moon passes between the sun and the Earth.
On earth there are 2 eclipses, Lunar and Solar eclipses
'C' (the missing one) is the correct choice.
Solar and lunar eclipses
Solar eclipses are caused by the shadow of the Moon hitting the Earth. Solar eclipses happen on the Earth.
All eclipses are shadows. A solar eclipse is the Moon's shadow on the Earth. A lunar eclipse is the Earth's shadow on the Moon.
Solar eclipses can only occur at the new moon, while all lunar eclipses happen at the full moon.
No, solar eclipses can be years apart.
Yes, these are called partial eclipses.
Because for any given point on Earth, lunar eclipses are visible more often than solar eclipses.
Solar eclipses will occur when sun, earth, and moon are in line with each other and moon is the center on it.
It can cause lunar eclipses, and solar eclipses.
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