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Because its mirror like surface reflects the sun's light back to earth.
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Why can you see the moon at night?
The sun shines to the moon at night time
How does the moon interact with the earth and sun?
The moon interacts with the earth and the sun by 1.providing light at night, and rotating around the earth. 2. buy the moon getting light reflected by the sun which is why it shines.
Does sunlight shine on earth and the moon?
yes it shines on earth, but on the moon it only shines on it's front not on it's back side
Why does the moon apper to shine at night?
The moon shines because it is the light of the sun.
Were does the moon and earth get its light from?
The moon and earth get there light from the sun when the sun shines onto the moon the moon reflects the suns light onto the earth.
What makes the moon visible from the earth?
The general answer most people know about why the moon shines is that it reflects the light of the Sun. This is basically true. The moon basically bounces or relays sunlight from the Day side of the Earth to it’s night side.
What shines in the night because it reflect a light of the sun?
moon
What is the moon that shines red and has no life on it night or day?
Is it Mars.
Is today moon will rise?
The moon never "rises" and "sets" like the sun does. It orbits around planet Earth.... At night, when it shines, that is not the moon's light, that is the sun's light that is reflecting of off the sun!
Why is the moon so bright at night?
Coz sky is black. If moon appear in day when sun is shines then moon will be not bright simple. EDITED : ... What grade are you in? That a horrible explanation. The moon is so bright at night because at night The Sun and The moon is Aligned so that the Sun's light would hit the moon and which bounce off the moon through the earth. Thus, The moon is bright at night.
Why do full moons occur?
it is becuase the sun shines on the moon and when we look up we see the full moon because the moon is abouf the earth and the sunlight shines on the earth and the moon and we see it full and the other side is dark the moon revolve around earth so that is why we have diffrent frases
How does the light from the moon reach the earth?
The moon does not emit light, rather it reflects it. The light from the sun shines on the moon, and it is reflected to earth.
