Question

What causes the phases of the moon as observed from the Earth?

A) Filtering of the light from the moon due to the Earth's atmosphere.
B) The tidal forces of the Earth's oceans change the appearance of the moon.
C) Change in distance of the moon from the Earth as it orbits in an elliptical orbit.
D) The angle of light from the sun as it reflects off the moon and viewed from the Earth's surface.

Answer 1

The answer is D) The angle of light from the sun as it reflects off the moon and viewed from the Earth's surface.

Step-by-step explanation:

When the sun reflects on the moon it does it at different parts so you see it differently. I am not sure if this as ever happened to you but when your driving it looks like the moon i slowly moving away from you. And I also got it right on USA testprep.

Answer 2

The angle of light from the sun as it reflects off the moon and viewed from the Earth's surface. Because you know that the moon spins around earth so if it spins and spins and spins you see that the sun is just still. like not moving. So if the sun reflects on the moon which reflects on earth it would most likely>>>>>>D. Hope this helps :D