For the Moon to Appear as a Crescent Shape to an Observer

question 173

Multiple Choice

For the Moon to appear as a crescent shape to an observer, the

• A) observer must be closer to the Sun than to the Moon.
• B) observer must be on the opposite side of the Sun from the Moon.
• C) Moon must be closer to the Sun than the observer is and somewhere between the Sun and the observer.
• D) observer and the Moon must be at equal distances from the Sun.

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