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How is the moon visible to us on earth?
The sun's light reflects off of the surface of the moon, illuminating it and allowing us to see it.
Why can you see the moon in the daytime?
Because it doesn't matter if it is night or day - light from the sun is reflected off the moon to your eyes. The surface of the moon is very light in color and thusly reflects almost all visible light off its surface and at night this is why the moon is very bright. During the day it will appear white or gray because of the sunlight it reflects.
Where does the light from the moon come from?
it comes from the sun. The sunlight reflects off of the moons surface, and goes to your eyes.
What causes the moon to give off so much light?
The surface of the moon is covered with a high reflecting stonepowder, which reflects the sunrays. So, the moon itself doesn't glow, the sun does.
Why does a moon appear to give off a bright white light when it doesn't produce its own light?
The moon reflects the light from the Sun, slightly tinted by the reflective properties of the Moon's surface.
How is the moon visible to us on earth?
The sun's light reflects off of the surface of the moon, illuminating it and allowing us to 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 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.
Does the moon give off light or reflect it?
The moon reflects light just as any other object reflects light that falls upon it. Only about 7% of the light from the Sun is reflected off the moon's surface == ==The moon reflects the light from the sun.
Why can you see the moon in the daytime?
Because it doesn't matter if it is night or day - light from the sun is reflected off the moon to your eyes. The surface of the moon is very light in color and thusly reflects almost all visible light off its surface and at night this is why the moon is very bright. During the day it will appear white or gray because of the sunlight it reflects.
Why can a moon have light?
the sun reflects off the moon.
Why is the moon yellow in color or when is it in yellow color?
Because the sun reflects off of the surface of the moon which makes the yellow color. Since the moon is constantly revolving and rotating there are phases.
Why moon looks like bright?
The moon's surface reflects the sun's light.
Where does the light from the moon come from?
it comes from the sun. The sunlight reflects off of the moons surface, and goes to your eyes.
How does the moon reflect light?
The moons surface is made up of materials of differing colours. The suns rays hit the surface of the moon and where it encounters lighter colours it reflects more light off its surface. Where it has darker materials and shadow it reflects less. This give the impression of the moon shining which of course it doesn't
Why does a moon appear to give off a bright white light when it doesn't produce its own light?
The moon reflects the light from the Sun, slightly tinted by the reflective properties of the Moon's surface.
What causes the moon to give off so much light?
The surface of the moon is covered with a high reflecting stonepowder, which reflects the sunrays. So, the moon itself doesn't glow, the sun does.
