Multiple Choice
Which of these factors makes it far more likely that a person will have seen a total lunar eclipse than a total solar eclipse?
A) A total lunar eclipse can be seen by people on most of the nighttime side of Earth, whereas a specific total solar eclipse can be seen only by people within a narrow strip of Earth's surface.
B) Total solar eclipses occur much less frequently than total lunar eclipses.
C) The Moon appears brighter during a total lunar eclipse than does the Sun during a total solar eclipse.
D) A total lunar eclipse occurs at full Moon when the Moon is bright and high in the sky, whereas a total solar eclipse occurs at new Moon when the Moon is dark and low in the sky.
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