Question

Mark the option which correctly differentiates between solar and lunar eclipse:

• A. When the moon comes in between the earth and the sun and if all the three are in same straight line, solar eclipse occurs. And when the earth comes in between the sun and the moon and if all the three are in same straight line, lunar eclipse occurs.
• B. When the earth comes in between the sun and the moon and if all the three are in same straight line, solar eclipse occurs. And, when the earth comes in between the sun and the moon and if all the three are in same straight line, lunar eclipse occurs.
• C. Both A and B are wrong.
• D. Sun's shadow causes solar eclipse and moon's shadow causes lunar eclipse.

Answer 1

The correct option is A When the moon comes in between the earth and the sun and if all the three are in same straight line, solar eclipse occurs. And when the earth comes in between the sun and the moon and if all the three are in same straight line, lunar eclipse occurs.

When the moon comes in between the earth and the sun and if all the three are in same straight line, some part of the earth does not receive light from the sun at all and some other regions of the earth receive partial light, This is known as solar eclipse.

And when the earth comes in between the sun and the moon and if all the three are in same straight line, then the shadow of the earth falls on the moon. As a result some or entire part of the moon is not visible. This is known as lunar eclipse.