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Why do we see the Moon appear to go through phases as seen from Earth? A. The Moon reflects "Earthshine", so it depends on how much light from the Earth is hitting the Moon B. As the Moon rotates, it presents a different phase to us over the course of its "day". C. Depending on where the Moon is along its orbit, we see different amounts of its illuminated side D. The Earth's shadow blocks out part of the Moon from time to time - C. Depending on where the Moon is along its orbit, we see...

Why do we see the Moon appear to go through phases as seen from Earth? A. The Moon reflects "Earthshine", so it depends on how much light from the Earth is hitting the Moon B. As the Moon rotates, it presents a different phase to us over the course of its "day". C. Depending on where the Moon is along its orbit, we see different amounts of its illuminated side D. The Earth's shadow blocks out part of the Moon from time to time - C. Depending on where the Moon is along its orbit, we see...