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The reason appears to produce its own light because the light the light from our sun is reflected off of it.
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Does the moon reflect sunlight?
Yes, it certainly does. What we see as the moon is sunlight, as the moon does not produce light of its own.
Who was Gibbous the astronomer?
The Moon does not emit its own light, shining instead by reflecting sunlight. Depending on the relative positions of the Earth, Sun and Moon, varying amounts of the lunar surface appear illuminated.
If the moon does not have its own light and it reflects the light of sun then why does on the day of solar eclipse when the sun is behind the moon the moon appears to be black?
Viewed from Earth the moon appears black during a solar eclipse because we are looking at the dark side of the moon where no sunlight is falling. The sunlight falls on the side of the moon facing the sun. Unless we can see that illuminated side of the moon it will appear dark to us,
Moon does not have it own light?
The moon does not have it's own source of light, but instead reflects sunlight back at us.
Which best describes why the moon appears to shine its own light?
The moon's surface reflects sunlight.
Why does the Moon appear as a bright object in the sky?
The moon is lighted by sunlight. That's why when the Earth is between the sun and the moon the shadow of the Earth causes the Moon to be entirely dark (a lunar eclipse).
Why does the moon appear to be shining?
because it acts like a mirror, and reflects sunlight back towards earth.
Why do the planets appear shiny from space?
Other planets appear shiny from Earth for the same reason the moon does, we see the other planets' reflected sunlight.
What shape dose the moon appear to be when it is closer to the sun then earth?
The moon is never closer to the sun than to the earth. The apparent shape is based on the angle at which sunlight strikes the moon.
What are the phases of the moon and what causes the moon to appear to change?
The phases of the moon are The phases of the moon appear to change because the earth rotates on it's axis and the moon orbits the earth. The sunlight hits a different part of the moon that is visible to us. Half of the moon is always lit up, you just can't always see it.
How is moonlight created?
It is sunlight reflecting off the surface of the moon. The moon does not produce its own light, but reflects it fom the sun.
Why doesn't the moon give out its own light?
the moons basalt obsorbs sunlight and reflects it.
