A solar eclipse can only happen during a

A) new Moon.
B) solstice.
C) first quarter Moon.
D) full Moon.
E) perihelion passage of the Sun.


A

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Whether or not a planet like Mercury can hold a particular gas in its atmosphere depends on that planet's

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Stage 4 of star formation is when the object can exhibit violent surface activity producing extremely strong protostellar winds. This phase is also called the:

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Where does most star formation occur in the Milky Way today?

A) in the halo B) in the bulge C) in the spiral arms D) in the Galactic center E) uniformly throughout the Galaxy

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