Question

Solar eclipse occurs when the:
a) Earth comes between the moon and the sun.
b) Moon comes between the sun and the earth.
c) Both a and b.
d) None of these.

Answer 1

b) Moon comes between the sun and the earth.
is right answer.

Answer 2

Moon comes between sun and earth .

Solar eclipse. ... During a partial solar eclipse (right), the Moon blocks only part of the Sun's disk (October 23, 2014). A solar eclipse occurs when a portion of the Earth is engulfed in a shadow cast by the Moon which fully or partially blocks sunlight. This occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned.