Which statement describes a solar eclipse?

Which statement describes a solar eclipse?

• A. The Sun continues to shine on Earth with no shadow
• B. The Earth blocks the Sun's light from the Moon
• C. The Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow over part of Earth
• D. The Moon is completely outside the Sun's influence

Answer: (C)

When a solar eclipse happens, the Moon moves directly between the Sun and the Earth, so the Moon blocks some of the Sun’s light and casts a shadow on part of the Earth. That description matches what you’re choosing: the Moon between the Sun and Earth with a shadow over part of Earth. The other statements describe scenarios that aren’t solar eclipses—one is just a normal sunny day with no shadow, another explains a lunar eclipse (Earth blocking sunlight from reaching the Moon), and the last idea isn’t how the Sun–Moon–Earth alignment works.

When a solar eclipse happens, the Moon moves directly between the Sun and the Earth, so the Moon blocks some of the Sun’s light and casts a shadow on part of the Earth. That description matches what you’re choosing: the Moon between the Sun and Earth with a shadow over part of Earth. The other statements describe scenarios that aren’t solar eclipses—one is just a normal sunny day with no shadow, another explains a lunar eclipse (Earth blocking sunlight from reaching the Moon), and the last idea isn’t how the Sun–Moon–Earth alignment works.