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It doesn't.
When you [try to] think about the Moon, just think about a big round rock in a
dark room:
-- When there's no light shining on the rock, you can't see any of it.
-- If somebody shines a flashlight on the rock, he can light up one side of it,
but the other side stays dark.
-- If he shines his flashlight on the side of the rock that faces away from you,
you still can't see any of the lit-up part.
-- If he keeps his flashlight pointed at the rock while you walk around it, you can see
a little part of the lit-up side, then a bigger part, then half of it, then most of it.
-- If you take the flashlight yourself and point it at the rock, then you can see
all of the lit-up side, and everything you see is lit-up. But your friend, standing
across the room, will tell you that the other side, facing away from you, is dark.
What else can I help you with?
The planets and the moon shine because of what sunlight?
reflected
The moon and planets shine by what sunlight?
The moon shines by reflecting sunlight, just like any other object in the solar system. Planets shine by reflecting sunlight or producing their own light, such as in the case of Venus, which has a thick atmosphere that reflects sunlight.
Why can the moon shine?
The moon shines because it reflects light from the sun. Sunlight hits the surface of the moon, and the reflective properties of the moon's surface cause it to shine and appear bright in our night sky.
Which best describes why the moon appears to shine its own light?
The moon's surface reflects sunlight.
How does the earth moon shine?
The moon shines be reflecting the radiation Kinetic Energy from the sun (reflecting sunlight); keep in mind that similar to Earth,only half of the moon is lit by the sun's direct rays and as the moon travels around the Earth, the part of the lit moon that we can see changes, resulting in the lunar phases.
Why don't the moon shine through a solar eclipse?
The moon only apears to shine because it reflects sunlight from its surface. During a solar eclipse the moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so the sunlight reflects off the surface of the moon which is not visible from Earth.
The planets and the moon shine because of what sunlight?
reflected
The moon and planets shine by what sunlight?
The moon shines by reflecting sunlight, just like any other object in the solar system. Planets shine by reflecting sunlight or producing their own light, such as in the case of Venus, which has a thick atmosphere that reflects sunlight.
Why can the moon shine?
The moon shines because it reflects light from the sun. Sunlight hits the surface of the moon, and the reflective properties of the moon's surface cause it to shine and appear bright in our night sky.
Why moon and planets shine and produce light?
The moon and planets reflect sunlight, they do not produce light.
Which best describes why the moon appears to shine its own light?
The moon's surface reflects sunlight.
Why did the moon shine when there was utter darkness in the sky?
The light form the moon is sunlight reflected from the moon's surface when sunlight fall onto it. Thus while you are in the Earth's shadow (night time) the moon is not. :)
Why is the sun shining at the night and why is the moon upset about it?
The sun does not shine in the night. The full moon reflects sunlight to the Earth at night.
The source of the light that causes the moon to shine is?
The Moon doesn't shine at all. This is what bothers me about vampire movies; sunlight kills vampires, but moonlight doesn't affect them. And yet, the Moon is just a giant mirror in the sky reflecting SUNLIGHT back to the Earth! Why wouldn't the vampires all die of the reflected sunlight, that's what I want to know! Anyway, moonlight is simply reflected sunlight.
How does the earth moon shine?
The moon shines be reflecting the radiation Kinetic Energy from the sun (reflecting sunlight); keep in mind that similar to Earth,only half of the moon is lit by the sun's direct rays and as the moon travels around the Earth, the part of the lit moon that we can see changes, resulting in the lunar phases.
Does sunlight shine on earth and the moon?
yes it shines on earth, but on the moon it only shines on it's front not on it's back side
Why do the planets and the moon shine so brightly if they do not produce light?
Planets and moons do not produce their own light. They shine brightly because they reflect sunlight. The reflection of sunlight off their surfaces is what makes them visible and appear to shine in the night sky.
