1.what causes the changes in the appearance of moon?
2.Why does the moon look different throughout the month?
3.How does the position of the moon relative to the Sun and Earth affect it's appearance?
2.Why does the moon look different throughout the month?
3.How does the position of the moon relative to the Sun and Earth affect it's appearance?
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2. The phases occur because the Sun lights different parts of the Moon as the Moon revolves around the Earth. That means the reason we see different phases of the Moon here on Earth is that we only see the parts of the Moon that are being lit up by the Sun.
3. During the New Moon the far side of the Moon is illuminated by the Sun, while the side that faces the Earth lies in darkness so the Moon is invisible. As the Moon follows its path from the New Moon position more and more of the Earth-facing side becomes illuminated resulting in the “waxing” phases.