Lunar eclipse is caused when the ________
A
Moon comes between the sun and the earth
B
Earth comes between the sun and the moon
C
Sun comes between the earth and moon
D
None of these
Correct Answer: Earth comes between the sun and the moon
When Earth passes directly between Sun and Moon, its shadow creates a lunar eclipse. Lunar eclipses can only happen when the Moon is opposite the Sun in the sky, a monthly occurrence we know as a full Moon.