Which best answer describes how a solar eclipse occurs?

Question: Which of the following best describes how a solar eclipse occurs?
A solar eclipse occurs when the earth passes in a direct line between the moon and the sun.
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes in a direct line between the earth and the sun.
A solar eclipse occurs when the sun passes in a direct line between the earth and the moon.
none of the above

Answer:
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes in a direct line between the earth and the sun

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A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes in a direct line between the earth and the sun

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the second.

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the middle one

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the second one

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