A) The Earth is at perihelion and the Moon at perigee.
B) The Earth is at aphelion and the Moon at apogee.
C) The Moon and the Sun are at right angles with reference to the Earth.
D) The Moon, Sun and Earth lie along a straight line.
Correct Answer: D
Solution :
The term SYZYGY is referred to when the moon, sun and earth lie along a straight line. As seen from the Earth, a solar eclipse is a type of eclipse that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks ("occults") the Sun. This can happen only at new moon, when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction as seen from Earth in an alignment referred to as SYZYGY. In a total eclipse, the disk of the Sun is fully obscured by the Moon. In partial and annular eclipses only part of the Sun is obscured.
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