Question

What is meant by a "phases"of the moon?

Answer 1

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• The phases of the Moon are the different ways the Moon looks from Earth over about a month.
• As the Moon orbits around the Earth, the half of the Moon that faces the Sun will be lit up.
• The different shapes of the lit portion of the Moon that can be seen from Earth are known as phases of the Moon.

Answer 2

Answer:

The different shapes of illuminated portion of the moon as seen by an observer on the earth is called phases of the moon.

There are 4 major phases of the moon. They are:- new moon , first quarter,full moon and last quarter.