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We are only seeing portions of the moon that is blocking sunlight.
We are only seeing portions of the moon that is blocking sunlight.
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.
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The statement that best describes why we see the moon at different phases is:
We are only seeing portions of the moon that is reflecting sunlight.
The phases of the moon are a result of the changing angles of the sun, Earth, and moon as the moon orbits around the Earth, which affects how much of the moon's sunlight-reflecting surface we can see from our viewpoint on Earth.
