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the sun is reflected from the moonlight.
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How is moonlight sunlight?
When the sunlight falls on the surface of the moon, then moon reflect that light towards the surroundings and then this reflected light falls on our eyes and the we say moon is lightning.
Does The shape of the moon change because the earth blocks light from the sun?
The shape of the bright image of the moon changes for that very reason. At times the remaining dark part may be faintly illuminated due to sunlight or moonlight reflected from the Earth to the Moon (and back to the observer). The actual shape of the Moon is not known to be affected by light.
Why is the moon visible even at nightKnowing that the moon is not a luminous?
Because the Sun shines on the Moon too. We see the Moon at night because of the reflected light from the Sun to the Moon to the Earth. At a Lunar eclipse only, the Sun does not shine directly at the Moon , because the Earth blocks the light. However, we do see a lunar eclipse because of reflected light from Earth. The Moon appears to be grey/red at a lunar eclipse.
Do planets have light of their own?
no planets crust does not have light of their own but the core of the earth has light of its own
Why do all parts of earth not get light at the same time?
The biggest source of light on earth is our Sun. The Sun is, basically, a long-burning nuclear fusion fire. Like fires familiar to we earthlings, it puts out heat and light ... in fact, it is the most significant source of heat and light ... the only other sources of light are terrestrial sources (artificial lights on earth and volcanoes). Light from the Moon is actually reflected sunlight, so if we don't count sunlight we also cannot count moonlight; likewise, the Northern Lights and Southern Lights are effects from the sun hitting our atmosphere and magnetic fields so would not count, either; the only other light sources would be distance stars ... essentially, without the sun, we would only have what light we have when there is a New Moon. If you had a ball and a flashlight in an otherwise dark room, and the ball and flashlight were on a table (so you wouldn't have to hold the flashlight) and the flashlight was turned on and pointed toward the ball, only half of the ball would be lit by the flashlight (not counting light reflected off the walls or other surfaces behind the flashlight which would at least somewhat light the backside of the ball). Its a very good analogy to your question: if you walked around the table to observe the side of the ball opposite the flashlight, it would be in shadow, and that is what nighttime is: it's the part of the earth that is in shadow from our Sun. The earth spins around its axis (in my ball/flashlight analogy, consider spinning the ball); thus, all of the earth at some point or another actually gets lit by the sun, but only half of the Earth at any particular point in time (not counting light from the sun reflected from the moon back to Earth, which we call moonlight). The Sun does not surround the earth, it is just one object -- it is much bigger than the earth, but very far away; just like you can block a giant mountain that is far away from your eyesight with a thumb, so too does the earth (a tiny speck compared with the giant Sun) shade half of itself from the sun's light.
What is earthlight?
Earthlight is actually sunlight that is reflected back into space from the earth - in the same way that moonlight is the sun's light reflected from the moon.
Does the moon receives light from the sun?
Yes. Moonlight is reflected from the Sun.
Why is moonlight a reflected light?
The moon reflects light originally emitted by the sun.
Can the sun give the moon light after the sun goes down?
Light from the sun is reflected by the moon, creating 'moonlight'
How is moonlight sunlight?
When the sunlight falls on the surface of the moon, then moon reflect that light towards the surroundings and then this reflected light falls on our eyes and the we say moon is lightning.
Moonlight comes from reflected?
Yes its does because the moon is reflecting the sun light
Why is moonlight called reflected light?
The Moon doesn't emit its own light; it reflects the light that it receives from the Sun.
What noun is moonlight?
The noun 'moonlight' is a common, uncountable, concrete noun; word for the sunlight from the sun reflected to earth from the moon; a word for a thing.
Does the moon gets lihgt directly from the sun?
Yes. Light from the Sun hits the Earth, the Moon, and all of the other planets, moons and asteroids. When we see "moonlight" we are actually seeing reflected sunlight.
Moonlight is the light reflecting from the?
From the Sun. Since the moon's surface is grey/white in colour , with darker pataches, it reflects sun light, which can be quite bright.
Is the moon light reflected off of earth?
no the light on the moon is from the sun
What makes it possible to see the Moon from Earth?
to use ur eyes wow really -.-..... Light emitted by the Sun is reflected to Earth by the Moon's surface.
