Question

4.

Why does the Moon have different phases?
It moves around the Earth
It moves around the Sun
It follows the Sun around the Earth
It disappears behind other planets.

Answer 1

Answer: 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.

Answer 2

It moves around the earth