Cosmic Perspective Fundamentals
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Author: Bennett, Jeffrey O., Donahue, M. (megan), SCHNEIDER, Nicholas, Voit, Mark
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Chapter 2, Problem 9QQ
Choose the best answer to each of the following. Explain your reasoning.
The reason we do not have a solar eclipse at every moon is that (a) a solar eclipse can occur only at full moon. (b) the Moon’s orbit is inclined relative to Earth’s orbit around the Sun. (c) the nodes of the Moon’s orbit gradually move around the orbit.
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Cosmic Perspective Fundamentals
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