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Why does the moon shine even though it doesn't produce its own light?
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∙ 14y ago
the sun shines on the moon.
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Why moon and planets shine and produce light?
The moon and planets reflect sunlight, they do not produce light.
Why planets can be seen from earth they do not produce light?
That's right. But the sun shines on them and lights them up. The same reason you can see a rock in a dark room when you shine a flashlight on it, even though the rock does not produce light.
What happens when your headlights shine into fog?
the light doesnt go through the fog
Do moons comets and stars shine as a result of reflected light?
Moons and comets appear to shine because of the light they reflect. Stars produce their own light.
Do planets stars and comets shine as a result of reflected light?
Planets and comets shine because of reflected light because they do not produce their own light. Stars are enormous balls of gas that are undergoing fusion which releases a very large amount of energy in the electromagnetic spectrum which includes visible light. So stars shine because they produce their own light and not because they reflect light.
Do comets shine as a result of reflected light?
no Bkuz comets arnt used as mirrors. Ignore that. Yes, comets shine due to reflected light because they do not produce their own light, much as our moon reflects light from the sun causing it to shine in the sky.
What property did you use to classify a celestial body as a star?
Stars shine...they produce light. ght
Does the moons produce light?
No, the moon reflects the suns light to make it shine
Why does the moon appears to shine in the night sky?
The moon reflects the sun's light back to Earth. It cannot produce its own light.
What is it called when you shine light onto a mirror to produce illumination elsewhere?
We can call this reflection, or illumination by reflection.
Why do plants and the moons shine so brightly if they do not produce light?
It is because of the Sun giving light off on to the moon and the moon reflecting the light onto the plants.
Why does the moon shine even though it does not have light if its own?
the moon shines because the sun's heat and light reflects on the moon
