During a total lunar eclipse, the Earth, Sun, and Moon are arranged in a line, and light from the Sun is blocked out of view for a certain part of the Earth by the Moon. In what order do the Earth, Sun, and Moon line up? A. Earth, Moon, Sun B. Sun, Earth, Moon C. Earth, Sun, Moon D. Moon, Sun, Earth

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Graham Duke

3 January, 17:00

During a total lunar eclipse, the Earth, Sun, and Moon are arranged in a line, and light from the Sun is blocked out of view for a certain part of the Earth by the Moon. In what order do the Earth, Sun, and Moon line up? A. Earth, Moon, Sun B. Sun, Earth, Moon C. Earth, Sun, Moon D. Moon, Sun, Earth

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Shelby Keith · Answer 1

A. Earth, Moon, Sun, because the earth is in front of the moon and the moonis in front of the sun blocking it a little bit.

Tomas Kline · Answer 2

It is sun earth moom!

Explanation:

During a lunar eclipse, the Earth, Sun, and Moon line up in the order:

Sun, Earth, Moon

Since the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon during the lunar eclipse, the Moon is in the Earth's shadow. This makes the Moon look completely dark because none of the Sun's light strikes the Moon.