Multiple Choice
An observer faces the Moon from a position in the northern hemisphere and observes that the right half is illuminated and the left half is dark. What phase does the observer see?
A) waxing crescent
B) first quarter
C) third quarter
D) waning gibbous
Correct Answer:
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