Question

How does the moon’s appearance change as the moon revolves around earth

Answer 1

At first the Moon is dark. Then the Moon is a thin sliver [crescent]. Then half of the Moon is lit up. Then most of the Moon is lit up. Then the Moon is full. After that the Moon is mostly lit up, then half lit up, then a thin sliver, and finally completely dark again

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Answer 2

We only see the Moon because sunlight reflects back to us from its surface. During the course of a month, the Moon circles once around the Earth. If we could magically look down on our solar system, we would see that the half of the Moon facing the Sun is always lit. But the lit side does not always face the Earth!

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