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The full moon sits opposite the Sun in the sky. When does it rise and set?
ARises at sunrise, sets at sunset
BRises at noon, sets at midnight
CRises at sunset, sets at sunrise
DRises at midnight, sets at noon
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Rises at sunset, sets at sunrise
1. Being opposite the Sun means the Moon does whatever the Sun is not doing.
2. So it climbs into the sky just as the Sun goes down.
3. It rises at sunset and sets at sunrise, staying up the whole night.
4. Rising around noon and setting around midnight belongs to the first quarter moon.
_Source: OpenStax Astronomy (CC BY 4.0), Ch 4 "Earth, Moon, and Sky" and Ch 5 "Radiation and Spectra", section 4.5 Phases and Motions of the Moon_
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