Question

Why do lunar and solar eclipses not happen every month?

Group of answer choices

A. Eclipses only occur during full and new moons.

B. The tilt of the moon’s axis does not allow for monthly alignment.

C. The moon and Earth only travel through the penumbras.

D. Earth rotates around its axis faster than the moon.

Answer 1

Option D

Step-by-step explanation:

It is option D because yes, the moon rotates, but it does so much more slowly than Earth does. A "moon day" is around 29.53 Earth days, according to NASA. In other words, whereas Earth completes one rotation every 24 hours, the moon experiences a sunrise roughly every 709 hours.

Answer 2

I'd say D because, the Earth's orbit around the sun isn't the same as the moon