During a total lunar eclipse, the Moon appears to be ___ in colour.

red

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yellow

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orange

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black

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Solution

The correct option is A red
The only light the moon is receiving during the lunar eclipse is refracted through the Earth's atmosphere.

The atmosphere acts as a filtering lens, and it bends red sunlight into Earth's shadow and scatters out blue light. Because of its reddish colour, a total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon.

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