Competency Assessment 1: Lunar eclipses occur only at full moon when the Moon passes through the Earth's shadow. What happens during the total eclipse of the Moon?
a. The Moon goes beyond the Sun.
b. The Moon is between the Earth and the Sun.
c. The Sun is between the Earth and the Moon.
d. The Earth is between the Sun and the Moon.

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Lunar eclipses occur only at full moon when the Moon passes through the Earth's shadow. What happens during the total eclipse of the Moon?
a. The Moon goes beyond the Sun.
b. The Moon is between the Earth and the Sun.
c. The Sun is between the Earth and the Moon.
d. The Earth is between the Sun and the Moon.

Faith Villanueva · Accepted Answer

d. The Earth is between the Sun and the Moon.

Competency Assessment 1

D. The Earth is between the Sun and the Moon.

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