NCERT VIII - Sciences
Phases of the moon occur because
(a) we can see only that part of the moon which reflects light towards us.
(b) our distance from the moon keeps changing.
(c) the shadow of the Earth covers only a part of the moon's surface.
(d) the thickness of the moon's atmosphere is not constant.
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(a) we can see only that part of the moon which reflects light towards us.
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The answer is (a) we can see only that part of the moon which reflects light towards us.
The phases of the Moon actually depend on its position in relation to the Sun and the Earth.
As the Moon makes its encircling the Earth, we from the earth get to see the bright parts of the Moon's surface at different angles.
These partial views of the moon are called "phases" of the Moon.
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