In the Ptolemaic model of the solar system, Venus should exhibit which of the following phases?
A)crescent
B)new
C)full
D)A and B
E)B and C

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In the Ptolemaic model, Venus orbits Earth inside the orbit of the Sun, which means it can exhibit both crescent and new phases as seen from Earth, but not a full phase because it would be positioned between Earth and the Sun, not behind the Sun from Earth's perspective.

In the Ptolemaic Model of the Solar System, Venus Should