i. During solar eclipse ………comes between the sun and earth. ii. A solar eclipse is seen only on a ……… day.

Question

Fill in the blanks.

i. During solar eclipse ………….. comes between the sun and earth.

ii. A solar eclipse is seen only on a ………….. day.

iii. During lunar eclipse ……………. comes between the sun and the moon.

iv. A lunar eclipse is seen only on a ………….. night.

v. The day on which the sun reaches exactly overhead is called the …………… .

vi. As seen from the earth, when a planet or star passes behind the moon, that state is called a ………….. .

Answer 1

i. moon

ii. new moon day

iii. earth

iv. full moon

v. zero shadow day

vi. occultation