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We are only seeing portions of the moon when its orbit is closest to the Earth.
We are only seeing portions of the moon when its orbit is closest to the Earth.
We are only seeing portions of the moon that is reflecting sunlight.
We are only seeing portions of the moon that is reflecting sunlight.
We are only seeing portions of the moon that is reflecting Earth's atmosphere.
We are only seeing portions of the moon that is reflecting Earth's atmosphere.
We are only seeing portions of the moon that is blocking sunlight.
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The best description of why we see the moon at different phases is:
We are only seeing portions of the moon that is reflecting sunlight.
The different phases of the moon are due to the varying angles of sunlight that illuminate the moon as it orbits the Earth.
