Eclipses can occur only when, viewed from Earth, the Sun is near one of the ____ of the Moon's orbit.
A) nodes
B) points
C) phases
D) paths
E) ecliptics

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Eclipses occur when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align, which can only happen when the Sun is near one of the nodes of the Moon's orbit. The nodes are the two points where the Moon's orbit crosses the ecliptic plane (the plane of Earth's orbit around the Sun).

Eclipses Can Occur Only When, Viewed from Earth, the Sun