Which of the following best describes how a solar eclipse occurs?

Question by ★Im Nice☆: Which of the following best describes how a solar eclipse occurs?
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes in a direct line between the earth and the sun.
A solar eclipse occurs when the earth passes in a direct line between the moon and the sun.
A solar eclipse occurs when the sun passes in a direct line between the earth and the moon.
none of the above


Best answer:
Answer by xbltheshadowA solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes in a direct line between the earth and the sun.

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A partial solar eclipse will occur on 4 January 2011. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring Earth's view of the Sun. A partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the moon's shadow misses the earth. The eclipse will be visible over most of Europe, the Arabian peninsula, North Africa, and Western Asia. As seen from the Earth, a solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, and the Moon fully or partially covers the Sun as viewed from some location on Earth. This can only happen during a new moon, when the Sun and Moon are in conjunction as seen from Earth. At least two, and up to five, solar eclipses occur each year; no more than two can be total eclipses.Total solar eclipses are nevertheless rare at any particular location because totality exists only along a narrow path traced by the Moon's umbra. A total solar eclipse is a natural phenomenon. Nevertheless, in ancient times, and in some cultures today, solar eclipses have been attributed to supernatural causes or regarded as bad omens. A total solar eclipse can be frightening to people who are unaware of their astronomical explanation, as the Sun seems to disappear in the middle of the day and the sky darkens in a matter of minutes. There are four types of solar eclipses: 1- A total eclipse occurs when the Sun is completely obscured by the Moon. The intensely bright disk of the Sun is ...

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