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When the sun, the earth and the moon come to lie in a straight line it causes -

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earthquakes

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eclipses

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eruption of volcanoes

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is B eclipses
When the sun, earth and moon come in straight line it causes eclipses.
Ans : Eclipse

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