Why are some solar eclipses annular rather than total?
A. The orbit of the moon around Earth is tilted with respect to the orbit of Earth around the sun.
B. The orbit of the moon not a perfect circle, but is an ellipse.
C. The moon rotates such that it always keeps the same side facing Earth.
D. The direction of Earth's axis precesses over a 23,000 year cycle.
Answer:B
Why are some solar eclipses annular rather than total?
A. The orbit of the moon around Earth is tilted with respect to the orbit of Earth around the sun. B. The orbit of the moon not a perfect circle, but is an ellipse. C. The moon rotates such that it always keeps the same side facing Earth. D. The direction of Earth's axis precesses over a 23,000 year cycle.