<u>Answer:</u> False
<em>Some people believe that the Moon’s phases are caused by Earth’s shadows on the Moon is false.</em>
<u>Explanation:</u>
<em>Some people believe that the Moon’s phases are caused by Earth’s shadows on the Moon is their misconception.
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The phases depend on its place relative with sun and earth.The phases of moon are new moon,waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbon, full moon, wanning gibbon,last quarter, wanning crescent,new moon.
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When<em> moon, earth, and sun</em> are exactly in the same line and moon lies in between earth and sun, the sun illuminates the back part of the moon which is not visible from earth. <em>This forms new moon</em>.
<em>So only relative positions matter in the phases of moon.
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