The diagram below shows positions of the Moon as it orbits the Earth. Half of the Moon's surface is lit by sunlight no matter what the Moon's position. But the amount of the lit surface visible from Earth varies with the Moon's position.

Which phase of the Moon is represented by position 7?
A.
waning crescent
B.
waxing gibbous
C.
first quarter
D.
third quarter

Which statement best describes the nature of science? a. science discoveries using the latest technology are the most valuable. b. scientific theories and laws are based on beliefs and popular opinion. c. scientific ideas change over time as new information is discovered. d. science is superior to other fields such as art, philosophy, and music. i think its c

Which best explains why there are 64 possible codons in the genetic code and only 20 amino acids that make protiens of living organisms on earth

Which of the following scenarios is an example of the bottleneck effect? answers a in south africa, much of the afrikaner population is descended from a small number of dutch colonists. in this population, this is an unusually high frequency of pseudoxanthoma elasticum (pxe), an elastic tissue disorder. b four white-tailed deer are introduced to a park in finland. thirty years after their introduction scientists compare the genes in the population and find that there is no variation. c during the industrial revolution, london's air became filled with soot. as a result, birds started eating more of the lighter moths because they were easier to spot than their darker counterparts. over time, the moth population changed so that there were more darker moths than lighter ones. d 10% of the population of american alligators in an area have the recessive trait albinism. a massive flood results in the death of 80% of the population. of the remaining population, 60% have the recessive trait of albinism.