The diagram below illustrates the relationship of the Moon and the Earth during a lunar eclipse. Based on the illustration, would you expect lunar eclipses to occur more or less frequently than solar eclipses? Also, which type of eclipse would be seen by a larger portion of the Earth and therefore potentially more people.?

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