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What is the difference between light from the sun and light from the moon?
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The sun produces its own light when it transforms hydrogen into helium.
The moon gets its light from the sun. It doesn't produce light. The brightness that we see on the moon is a reflection of the sunlight.
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What is a solar and a lunar eclips?
A solar eclipse is when the moon itself is between you and the sun, blocking the sun from view. A lunar eclipse is when the Earth is between the sun and the moon, and the Earth's shadow blocks the sun's light from reaching the moon.
What are the differences between a solor eclipse lonor eclipse new moon and full moon?
A lunar eclipse means the Earth is exactly between the Sun and the Moon, so the Earth's shadow falls onto the Moon. A new moon means the Moon is roughly between the Sun and the Earth, so you can't see the Moon that easily because the side that is lit by the Sun is pointing away from us. If during a new moon the Moon should become _exactly_ between the Earth and the Sun, some people on Earth (if standing in the right place) would see a big chunk cut out of the Sun where the Moon is blocking its light, causing a shadow to go on the Earth. The Moon might even completely block out the Sun's light for a few minutes. This is called a Solar Eclipse.
What is the difference between a Lunar-Eclipse and a Solar-Eclipse?
In a solar eclipse, the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth, casting a shadow on the Earth. In a lunar eclipse, the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow on the Moon.
Difference between solar and lunar eclipse?
During a Solar Eclipse the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun. The Sun is obscured, and part of the earth is placed in the Moon's shadow.During a Lunar Eclipse the Moon passes into the Earth's shadow, and is obscured in darkness.
What is the shadow of a total solar eclipse?
The shadow is of the Moon when it is in-between the Earth and the Sun.
What is the difference between light from the sun and light from moon?
The sun produces its own light when it transforms hydrogen into helium. The moon gets its light from the sun. It doesn't produce light. The brightness that we see on the moon is a reflection of the sunlight.
What is the difference between the light from the sun and light from the moon?
The sun produces its own light when it transforms hydrogen into helium. The moon gets its light from the sun. It doesn't produce light. The brightness that we see on the moon is a reflection of the sunlight.
What is the difference between sunlight and moonlight?
the moon's light is the reflection of the sun's light but gives off no heat
What is the difference in the ways that the sun and the moon produce light?
The moon in no way produces light. It reflects light from the sun.
What is the difference between a solar eclipse and a lunar eclispe?
A solar eclipse is when the moon blocks the sun's light from Earth. A Lunar eclipse is when the Earth blocks the sun's light from the moon.
What is the difference between the solar eclisps and lunar eclisps?
A solar eclipse is when the moon blocks the sun's light from Earth. A Lunar eclipse is when the Earth blocks the sun's light from the moon.
When the moon is between the earth in the sun?
When the moon is directly between the earth and the sun, it's a solar eclipse, because the moon blocks the light from the sun from reaching the earth.
Where is the moon in its orbit when you canot see it at all?
When the moon is between Earth and the Sun, we can't see it. The Sun's glare makes it impossible to see - unless it's perfectly aligned and then we have an eclipse. Also when the earth is in between the moon and the sun the moon is not visible, this is called a new moon. This occurs becasue the visibility of the moon is dependant upon light from the sun being reflected (the moon produces no light of its own) thus if the earth is between the moon and the sun there is no light reaching the moon from the sun
What is the difference between the moon earth and sun?
Earth is a Planet. Moon is a satalite. Sun is a meduim sized star.
What is Blocking of the sun's light by the moon passing between earth and the sun?
Eclipse
What is the blocking of the sun's light by the moon passing between Earth and the sun?
Eclipse
What is the difference between the moon that goes around the earth and Saturn moon titan?
sun
