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Geography GK · Q67

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Competitive Exams · Geography GK · question 67

Q67

Lunar eclipse is caused when the ________

A.
Moon comes between the sun and the earth
B.
Earth comes between the sun and the moon
Answer
C.
Sun comes between the earth and moon
D.
None of these

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
When Earth passes directly between Sun and Moon, its shadow creates a lunar eclipse. Lunar eclipses can only happen when the Moon is opposite the Sun in the sky, a monthly occurrence we know as a full Moon.