. The solar eclipse achieves totality only in limited
geographical regions because
(a) The size of the shadow of the moon on the earth is small
compared to the cross-section of the earth
(b) The earth is not a smooth flat surface, but has
elevations and depressions
(c) The trajectories of the earth around the sun and the
moon around the earth are not perfect circles
(d) Sun rays can reach most of the peripheral regions of the
shadow of the moon due to atmospheric refraction
Answer / guest
(a) The size of the shadow of the moon on the earth is small
compared to the cross-section of the earth
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