If, from the point of view of Earth-bound observers, the Moon is ...

[DelorasTo]

If, from the point of view of Earth-bound observers, the Moon is in new Moon phase on a particular day, what phase is Earth as seen from the Moon?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Gravitational lensing occurs when
 
  A) massive objects bend light beams that are passing nearby.
  B) massive objects cause more distant objects to appear much larger than they should and we can observe the distant objects with better resolution.
  C) dark matter builds up in a particular region of space, leading to a very dense region and an extremely high mass-to-light ratio.
  D) telescope lenses are distorted by gravity.

[enass]

Answer to Question 1

full Earth

Answer to Question 2

A

[DelorasTo]

Excellent

[raili21]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it