During a lunar eclipse, the earth blocks the:

Moon

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Sun

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Star

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Meteors

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Solution

The correct option is A
Moon

When the Sun, Earth and Moon are precisely aligned in a straight line, a lunar eclipse will occur. During the lunar eclipse, the Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the Moon.

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