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The diagram below shows several of the Moon's positions in its orbit around the Earth. Half of the Moon's surface is lit by sunlight regardless of the Moon's position; however, the amount of lit surface visible from Earth does vary with the Moon's position. Examine the diagram below and answer the question that follows.
Which of the following pictures shows how the Moon appears from Earth when it is at position 5?
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I don’t have the diagram or the answer choices, so I can’t pick one of the pictured options yet. Can you upload the diagram or list the answer pictures?
If position 5 in your diagram is the Moon on the opposite side of Earth from the Sun, then the correct picture is the full moon — the whole near hemisphere appears lit (a fully illuminated disk). Reason: when the Moon is opposite the Sun, sunlight lights the face toward Earth so we see the entire lit half.
If position 5 in your diagram is the Moon on the opposite side of Earth from the Sun, then the correct picture is the full moon — the whole near hemisphere appears lit (a fully illuminated disk). Reason: when the Moon is opposite the Sun, sunlight lights the face toward Earth so we see the entire lit half.
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