Which of the Following Factors Makes It Far MORE Likely

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which of the following factors makes it far MORE likely that a person will have seen a total lunar eclipse than a total solar eclipse?

• A) A total lunar eclipse can be seen by people on most of the nighttime side of Earth, whereas a specific total solar eclipse can be seen only by people within a narrow strip of Earth's surface.
• B) Total solar eclipses occur much less frequently than total lunar eclipses.
• C) The Moon appears brighter during a total lunar eclipse than does the Sun during a total solar eclipse.
• D) A total lunar eclipse occurs at full Moon, when the Moon is bright and high in the sky, whereas a total solar eclipse occurs at new Moon, when the Moon is dark and low in the sky.

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