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Solar eclipse and lunar eclipse occur on every full moon day or on every new moon day.

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Important Questions on Stars and Solar System

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Explain the solar eclipse with a well-labelled diagram.
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The figure shows what observers see during the solar eclipse. What is the black round object in the given diagram?
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Eclipses occur due to the
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Choose the correct one from the following.
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Total solar eclipse occurs when the _____ of the moon's shadow touches a region on the surface of the Earth. 

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The diagram given below shows the moon at four positions labelled as P, Q, R and S in its orbit around earth. An observer on earth could see a solar eclipse when the moon is at which position.
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When does a solar eclipse occur?
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During solar eclipse:
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Select the correct option about lunar eclipse.

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Name the phases of the moon during lunar and solar eclipse respectively.
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The eclipse that occurs at certain places on the Earth which lie at the tip of the umbra of the moon's shadow is called a/an
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A solar eclipse occurs only on a 
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Identify the solar eclipse from the options given below.
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When the Earth comes into the umbra and penumbra of the Moon, _____ is formed.
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In a solar eclipse, ______ is/are invisible.
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Which of the following positions of the Sun, Earth and Moon represents a solar eclipse?
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Fill in the blanks with the correct option:

ray, shadow, opaque, lunar, solar

When the moon comes in between the sun and the earth, a _____ eclipse occurs.

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A solar eclipse occurs on a _____.
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The given diagram represents
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Pick the odd-one out. Give scientific reason for your answer.