Question

The duration of a lunar eclipse is

• A. longer than a solar eclipse.
• B. shorter than solar eclipse
  
• C. almost the same length as a solar eclipse
• D. none of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

. longer than a solar eclipse.

A Lunar Eclipse lasts around for three hours. Solar Eclipse lasts shorter than Lunar Eclipses because of these reasons.

(i) The Moon only creates a small shadow on the Earth.
(ii) The Moon travels through the sun's vision (as seen on Earth) in a short amount of time because the size of the Moon is much lesser as compared to the Earth.