For any eclipse, all three bodies are in the same straight line. For a solar eclipse, the moon is the one in the middle. For a lunar eclipse, the Earth is the one in the middle.
False, you'd have less pressure if you increased the area.
P=F/A, you're dividing by A. If you say, doubled A, you'd have only half the pressure.
Your answer should be A, because every reaction has an equal opposite reaction
If she just dropped them, they'd go down in a parabola to the floor, with a horizontal speed of 2m/s. In throwing them backwards at 2m/s hasn't she effectively "nullified" their horizontal release speed, and wouldn't they just plop on the floor vertically below the place where they were dropped ?