Types of solar eclipse

This task is about solar eclipses.
Total eclipse solar-eclipse-moon-meets-sun.png solar-eclipse-sun-large.png solar-eclipse-moon-over-sun.png

Key

Sun       solar-eclipse-sun-small.png

Moon    solar-eclipse-moon-small.png
Partial eclipse solar-eclipse-partial-eclipse-image-3.png solar-eclipse-partial-eclipse-image-2.png solar-eclipse-partial-eclipse-image-1.png
Annular eclipse solar-eclipse-annular-eclipse-image-1.png solar-eclipse-annular-eclipse-image-2.png solar-eclipse-annular-eclipse-image-3.png

Above are three types of solar eclipse.

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a)  i)  In which eclipse would the Moon be at its greatest distance from the Earth?
          total eclipsepartial eclipseannular eclipse
     ii) Explain why you chose this eclipse.
          

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b)  What is the difference between a total eclipse and a partial eclipse?
     

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c)  Explain what happens during a solar eclipse.
     
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