Describe patterns you notice in the phases of the moon. Choose all correct answers.

The visible proportion of the moon changes over the course of a year as the location of the Earth relative to the moon and the sun changes.

The moon appears to become more fully illuminated (waxes) until “full” and then less fully illuminated (wanes) until dark, or “new” moon phase is reached.

The visible proportion of the moon changes over the course of a month as the location of the moon relative to Earth and the sun changes.

The moon appears to become more fully illuminated (waxes) until “new” and then less fully illuminated (wanes) until dark, or “full” moon phase is reached.