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Class 8 (2025-26)
Keeping time with the skies
Revision II - Keeping time with the skies
6.
Reasons for eclipses and Moon's phases
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Adam expected a solar eclipse during a new Moon day because the Moon comes between the Sun and Earth. However, no eclipse occurred that month.
Why do solar eclipses not occur every new Moon day?
The Sun moves away from Earth
The Moon is too small to block sunlight
The Moon’s orbit is slightly tilted so the three bodies do not align every time
The Moon stops revolving around Earth
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