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Explain why do we see phases of moon.

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The moon does not have its own light. We see the moon because the sunlight falling on it gets reflected toward us. thus, we see only that part of the moon which reflects light keeps on changing daily. This happens because the moon revolves around the earth along with this moon also revolves around the sun. Therefore, we see phases of the moon.

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