A Solar or Lunar Eclipse May Occur When the Line

question 39

Multiple Choice

A solar or lunar eclipse may occur when the line of nodes (intersection of orbit planes of the moon around the Earth and the orbit plane of the Earth around the sun)

• A) points at the sun.
• B) is 90 degrees to the sun's direction.
• C) Wrong! The line of intersection is irrelevant.

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Definitions:

Orientalism

The depiction of Eastern cultures from a Western perspective, often stereotyped and embedded with notions of exoticism, inferiority, and otherness.

Deracialization Of Whiteness

involves efforts to remove racial privilege and the normalization of whiteness by dismantling systemic and institutional practices that reinforce white supremacy.

Gendered Orientalism

The practice of attributing stereotypical and often inferior qualities to the "East" or "Orient," intertwined with perceptions and constructions of gender differences.

White Power And Privilege

A set of societal advantages that benefit people identified as white in Western countries, beyond what is commonly experienced by non-white people under the same social, political, or economic circumstances.