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Light from the sun is reflected by the moon, creating 'moonlight'
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How is the moon able to give off light?
Light from the moon is a reflection of light from the sun, the moon only appears to give off light because its reflective lunar dust the reflects liight from the sun
How can moonlight be so bright?
when the sun goes down it is still shining so when the moon comes up it gets its light from the sunlight
Does the moon give light to the earth?
Only because the sun shines on the moon.
Is moon self light?
The moon does not emit it's own light. It reflects light from the sun down to the Earth.
Why does the moon seem to go down when the sun comes up?
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Does moon give off its own light?
No. The Moon has no light emitting energy. The light we see from the Moon is nothing more than reflected light from the Sun. This is why we see different shapes of the Moon as it goes through its cycle of phases. We see the moon from different angles as it moves relative to the sun.
Did the moon ever give light?
The moon only reflects the sun's light.
Why we are not able to see the new moon?
We are not able to see the moon because the light reflection coming off of the sun but when the sun goes down we can see the moon perfectly because there is no sun reflection
How is the moon able to give off light?
Light from the moon is a reflection of light from the sun, the moon only appears to give off light because its reflective lunar dust the reflects liight from the sun
All about the sun?
the sun is a huge star in the solar system that gives us light and at night it goes down and the moon comes out
How can moonlight be so bright?
when the sun goes down it is still shining so when the moon comes up it gets its light from the sunlight
Does the sun turn into a moon or the sun goes down and the moon goes down?
The Sun is always illuminating one side of the Moon and one side of the Earth. When the Earth turns away from the Sun, we can see the sunlight reflecting off the Moon. The reflected light is not as bright, but it's closer. Sometimes you can see the Moon and the Sun at the same time, but the Full Moon cannot rise until after sunset.
Does the moon give light to the earth?
Only because the sun shines on the moon.
Is moon self light?
The moon does not emit it's own light. It reflects light from the sun down to the Earth.
Why does the moon seem to go down when the sun comes up?
the moon goes down womens vadges
Why are you able to see the moon in the night sky if the moon does not give off light?
It reflects light from the sun.
Why does the moon depend on the sun to shine?
The moon does not give out it's own light. The moon is actually reflecting the sun's light to earth.
