Question

(3) Partial eclipse occurs when -
(a) alignment is disturbed
(b) alignment is perfect
(c) alignment is imperfect​

Answer 1

Partial solar eclipses happen when the Moon comes between the Sun and Earth, but the Moon only partially covers the Sun's disk. ... During a partial solar eclipse, the Moon, the Sun and Earth don't align in a perfectly straight line, and the Moon casts only the outer part of its shadow, the penumbra, on Earth.