Question 5 • HOPE Scholars- Science Grade 8
The Moon rotates once in about the same time it orbits Earth, so the same side generally faces us. At new moon, sunlight illuminates the side facing away from Earth, while at full moon Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, so the Moon’s sunlit side faces Earth. The Moon reflects sunlight, not light from Earth; waning phases follow the full moon, and during waxing the visible sunlit portion grows.
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