Question
Why do total solar eclipses not happen every month when there is a new moon?(1 pt)
Responses
There are lunar eclipses, not solar eclipses, when there is a new moon.
There are lunar eclipses, not solar eclipses, when there is a new moon.
The sun, the moon, and Earth do not line up perfectly every time there is a new moon.
The sun, the moon, and Earth do not line up perfectly every time there is a new moon.
There are solar eclipses every month, just not total solar eclipses.
There are solar eclipses every month, just not total solar eclipses.
Solar eclipses happen when there is a full moon, not a new moon.
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There are lunar eclipses, not solar eclipses, when there is a new moon.
There are lunar eclipses, not solar eclipses, when there is a new moon.
The sun, the moon, and Earth do not line up perfectly every time there is a new moon.
The sun, the moon, and Earth do not line up perfectly every time there is a new moon.
There are solar eclipses every month, just not total solar eclipses.
There are solar eclipses every month, just not total solar eclipses.
Solar eclipses happen when there is a full moon, not a new moon.
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GPT-4o mini
The correct response is: **The sun, the moon, and Earth do not line up perfectly every time there is a new moon.**
Total solar eclipses occur only when the new moon passes directly between the Earth and the sun, but this alignment does not happen every month due to the tilt of the moon's orbit relative to the Earth's orbit around the sun.
Total solar eclipses occur only when the new moon passes directly between the Earth and the sun, but this alignment does not happen every month due to the tilt of the moon's orbit relative to the Earth's orbit around the sun.