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What is a similarity between the first-quarter moon and the third-quarter moon? (1 point)
Responses

The moon is located between Earth and the sun.
The moon is located between Earth and the sun.

The moon is always waning in both phases.
The moon is always waning in both phases.

The moon is always waxing in both phases.
The moon is always waxing in both phases.

The moon is located perpendicular to Earth and the sun.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

**The moon is located perpendicular to Earth and the sun.**

Both the first-quarter and third-quarter moons occur when the moon is at a 90-degree angle to the Earth and the sun, which means the sunlight reflects off the surface of the moon that we can see from Earth.