Question

During a new moon, the moon is

A) in between Earth and the sun.
B) in front of the sun, in back of Earth.
C) in front of Earth, in front of the sun.
D) alongside Earth and in front of the sun.

Answer 1

It is A. This is because, according to your diagram, the sunlight hits the moon, and it is blocking some of the sunlight to reach the Earth. This means that it is in between both of them.