What Is the MAJOR Factor That Governs Whether a Solar

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Multiple Choice

What is the MAJOR factor that governs whether a solar eclipse is total rather than annular when viewed from the center of the eclipse path on Earth?

• A) altitude of the observing site, because observers on a mountaintop are closer to the Moon, which affects the eclipse geometry
• B) Earth-Moon distance
• C) Earth-Sun distance
• D) phase of the Moon with total eclipses occurring at new Moon and annular eclipses occurring at quarter Moon

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