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No. The thermometer measures the temperature of mass or material. Concerning the moon, a thermometer could measure the temperature of dust or rock on the surface. If it were not in contact with the surface, and the sun shone on it, the thermometer would read the temperature to which the sun heated it. If it were shielded from the sun, then the thermometer would read the temperature of space ... about 3 K, or darn near absolute zero.
Venus, the second planet from the sun, is named for the Roman goddess of love and beauty. The planet - the only planet named after a female - may have been named for the most beautiful deity of her pantheon because it shone the brightest of the five planets known to ancient astronomers.
a ruby that shone just like the twinkle of the stars x
These would be the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Earth. The stars were regarded as holes is the canopy through which the light of heaven shone, much like small tears in a black tent through which one might perceive daylight. Comets and supernova were regarded as signs or bad omens. The first two days of the week are named after the sun and moon.
This protective reflex prevents excessively bright light from damaging the delicate photoreceptors.
All of them are actually correct. When giving off light it is ; the pearl shone like the sun. The pearl always shines like the sun (present tense). shine / shone When polishing it (with wax) it is a regular verb. We shined the pearl with a cloth, and it shone like an expensive diamond. shine / shined I shined my shoes, and I shined my teapot with silver cleaner. To shine a light (You create the action, not the sun) is a regular verb. He shined the light in the deer's eyes, and the deer stood still.
* The sun shined like a great ball of fire...=P
shone
shine - shone - shone. (shone is pronounced shon)."Shone" can be regarded as all-purpose.However "shined" is transitive - it needs an object - so shoes or a table can be shined, but it would not be appropriate to use "shined" as a description of someone's ability.
shine - shone - shone. (shone is pronounced shon)."Shone" can be regarded as all-purpose.However "shined" is transitive - it needs an object - so shoes or a table can be shined, but it would not be appropriate to use "shined" as a description of someone's ability.
Shone and Shined.
Shone, or more commonly, shined, is the future tense of shine.
Both "shined" and "shone" are past tense forms of the verb "shine." The choice between the two depends on dialect and personal preference. In American English, "shined" is more common as the past tense form, while in British English, "shone" is typically used.
The past tense of "shine" is "shone" or "shined," depending on the context. "Shone" is typically used for the sense of emitting bright light, whereas "shined" is more commonly used for the act of polishing or cleaning something to make it shine.
No. I shone a light in the room.
Yes, "shone" and "shined" are both past tense forms of the verb "shine," but their usage can depend on regional preferences. In American English, "shined" is more commonly used for the past tense, while in British English, "shone" is often preferred.
No, the word 'shone' is a verb; the past tense of the verb to shine.Example: A single light shone in the distance.The word 'shine' is both a noun (shine, shines) and a verb (shine, shines, shining, shined or shone).