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it gives off light because part of our planet spins for the sun and night.

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It doesn't give off light (electromagnetic radiation in the visible part of the spectrum) but reflects (or more properly, scatters) light which falls upon it. This is mostly from the sun, but there is a small component which comes from light reflected (or rather, scattered) by the Earth. Scattered is the better word because the surfaces of the moon and earth are not like mirrors.

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