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The moon reflects the suns light and things on the eart do notreflect it because it is at an angle in which the light does not reach earth. So if the light falls on the earth at night there would be light but because it not reflect it on earth it is dark at night.

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Q: How come the moon reflects the suns light and things on earth dont reflect the suns light?
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