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The phases of the moon are caused by:

A) tilt of the earth
b) tilt of the moon
c) revolution of the earth around the sun
d) revolution of the moon around the earth

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Answer:

b. tilt of moon

Explanation:

it would be the same reason we get our season because the moon is not directly on its vertical axis

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Answer:

The moon's phases are caused by the changing angles of the earth's shadows and reflected sunlight as the moon revolves around the Earth over the course of about 1 month (28 days). An imaginary line where the Earth is tilted.

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