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Yes, The force of gravity is responsible for the orbiting motion of the moon about the earth and also the motion of both the moon and earth around the sun. The orbital patterns of the earth and moon cause their positions to be relative to the sun in a way that repeats itself every 29 days - a full phase. The light that bounces off the moon and back to someone on earth depends upon the position of both, relative to the sun. So since gravity causes the pattern of the orbits then it is responsible for the phenomenon.

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No, gravity is not responsible for the phases of the moon. The phases of the moon are caused by the positions of the moon, Earth, and the sun as they relate to one another. The changing appearance of the moon as it orbits Earth is due to the varying amounts of sunlight that reflect off its surface as viewed from Earth.

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yes the phrases of the moon are caused . you can try dailt seeing the moons

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No, it is the reflection of the sun. The earth gets in the way of the sun light which causes the phases of the moon... hope this helps.

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