Question

Lunar eclipse occurs when the

• A. Sun comes between the Earth and the Moon.
• B. Moon comes between the Earth and the Sun.
• C. Earth comes between the Moon and the Sun.
• D. the Earth and Moon collide with each other.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Earth comes between the Moon and the Sun.

The Moon moves around the Earth and the Earth moves around the Sun. During their revolutions, when the Moon, the Earth and the Sun come into a straight line keeping the Earth in between the Moon and the Sun, the lunar eclipse takes place.