When the sun, the moon, and Earth are all perfectly aligned, which order would result in a lunar eclipse? (1 point)
Responses
Earth–moon–sun
Earth–moon–sun
sun–Earth–moon
sun–Earth–moon
sun–moon–Earth
sun–moon–Earth
moon–sun–Earth
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth comes between the sun and the moon, causing the Earth's shadow to fall on the moon. Therefore, the correct order for a lunar eclipse is:
sun–Earth–moon
During this alignment, the sun is on one side of the Earth, and the moon is on the opposite side, so that the Earth's shadow can block the sunlight from directly reaching the moon.