Explain why we see different portions of the moon illuminated in it's cycle, from our vantage point on Earth. Please help!! :)
Biology · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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The biggest clue to why the Moon always looks different when you look up at the sky is that it is constantly moving in relation to Earth and the Sun. It pops up in different places and at different times because it orbits the Earth.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.