What Conditions Are Required for a Solar Eclipse

question 65

Multiple Choice

What conditions are required for a solar eclipse?

• A)The phase of the Moon must be new,and the nodes of the Moon's orbit must be nearly aligned with Earth and the Sun.
• B)The phase of the Moon must be full,and the nodes of the Moon's orbit must be nearly aligned with Earth and the Sun.
• C)The phase of the Moon can be new or full,and the nodes of the Moon's orbit must be nearly aligned with Earth and the Sun.
• D)The phase of the Moon must be new,and the Moon's orbital plane must lie in the ecliptic.
• E)The phase of the Moon must be full,and the Moon's orbital plane must lie in the ecliptic.