Lunar phases occur when the Moon appears to change shape as seen from Earth. What causes different phases of the Moon?

Select one:

a. the tilt of the axis of Earth

b. the shadow of Earth falls on the Moon

c. the alignment of the Sun, Moon, and Earth in a straight line

d. the amount of the sunlit side of the Moon that faces Earth

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Britney Parsons

Biology

7 January, 17:35

Lunar phases occur when the Moon appears to change shape as seen from Earth. What causes different phases of the Moon?

Select one:

a. the tilt of the axis of Earth

b. the shadow of Earth falls on the Moon

c. the alignment of the Sun, Moon, and Earth in a straight line

d. the amount of the sunlit side of the Moon that faces Earth

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Jazlene Melendez · Answer 1

The phases of the Moon depend on its position in relation to the Sun and Earth. As the Moon makes its way around the Earth, we see the bright parts of the Moon's surface at different angles.

so d it is.

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