Question

Use the diagram below, which shows Earth in orbit around the Sun, and the Moon in orbit around Earth, to answer the following two questions.

M1, M2​​​​​​, M3, and M4 indicate positions of the Moon in its orbit. Letter A indicates a location on Earth's surface.







An observer at location A on Earth views the Moon when it is at position M 1. Which phase of the Moon will the observer see?


full moon


new moon


third quarter


waxing gibbous

Answer 1

it’s a new moon

Step-by-step explanation:

it’s because since the moon is covering the sun and it’s facing the earth you won’t exactly be able to see the moon