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The moon and planets shine by what sunlight?
The sun's sunlight.
Why do the planets and the moon shine so brightly if they do not produce light?
They are shining from reflected sunlight - any you know how bright the sun is.
Why can the moon shine?
the suns edges throw sunlight to the moon so it shines!
Which best describes why the moon appears to shine its own light?
The moon's surface reflects sunlight.
Why do the moon and planets shine?
Mars is called "the red planet" because of its high iron content. It may appear blue if visible in the night sky because of our atmosphere filtering out some wavelengths of the sun's light (which reflects off of Mars's surface, and into your eyes).
The moon and planets shine by what sunlight?
The sun's sunlight.
Why moon and planets shine and produce light?
The moon and planets reflect sunlight, they do not produce light.
Why is it possible for us to see the planets?
Sunlight hitting the planets' surface reflex back to earth. Just like you can see the moon shine at night
Why do the planets and the moon shine so brightly if they do not produce light?
They are shining from reflected sunlight - any you know how bright the sun is.
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.
Why can the moon shine?
the suns edges throw sunlight to the moon so it shines!
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. :)
What are the other planets that shine for the same reasons as the moon?
SUN A DOY for light
Why do the moon and planets shine?
Mars is called "the red planet" because of its high iron content. It may appear blue if visible in the night sky because of our atmosphere filtering out some wavelengths of the sun's light (which reflects off of Mars's surface, and into your eyes).
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.
