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at midnight, the first quarter moon is setting. it rises during the day at about noon.
the full moon is highest in the sky at about midnight. it rises at sunset and sets at sunrise.
the third quarter moon rises at about midnight, about six hours later than the full moon rises.
identify examine the image. what produces the phases of the moon? check your answer.

Explanation:

The phases of the moon are produced by the relative positions of the Moon, Earth, and Sun. As the Moon orbits Earth, different portions of its sunlit side become visible from Earth. The sunlight illuminates half of the Moon, and as the Moon moves in its orbit, the angle from which we view the sunlit part changes, creating the various phases (new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent).

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The phases of the moon are produced by the changing relative positions of the Moon, Earth, and Sun as the Moon orbits Earth, which changes the portion of the Moon's sunlit side visible from Earth.