Which statement describes a solar eclipse?

Which statement describes a solar eclipse?

• A. Moon passes between Sun and Earth
• B. Earth passes between Sun and Moon
• C. The Moon passes behind the Sun
• D. The Sun passes between the Moon and Earth

Answer: (A)

Solar eclipses happen when the Moon moves directly between the Sun and the Earth, blocking sunlight from reaching parts of the Earth's surface. That alignment—the Moon between the Sun and the Earth—lets the Moon cast a shadow on Earth, leading to a total or partial eclipse depending on how perfectly the alignment occurs. The other described setups involve different configurations (Earth between Sun and Moon would give a lunar eclipse; Moon behind the Sun or Sun between the Moon and Earth don’t produce the same visible eclipse on Earth). So the description that matches a solar eclipse is the Moon passing between the Sun and the Earth.

Solar eclipses happen when the Moon moves directly between the Sun and the Earth, blocking sunlight from reaching parts of the Earth's surface. That alignment—the Moon between the Sun and the Earth—lets the Moon cast a shadow on Earth, leading to a total or partial eclipse depending on how perfectly the alignment occurs. The other described setups involve different configurations (Earth between Sun and Moon would give a lunar eclipse; Moon behind the Sun or Sun between the Moon and Earth don’t produce the same visible eclipse on Earth). So the description that matches a solar eclipse is the Moon passing between the Sun and the Earth.