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Both twinkle - even the sun does. However the relative size, as seen from Earth, means that the amount of "twinkle" is far more apparent for a star than for a planet. there is an apparent change in position of stars , so they seem to twinkle
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Does mars twinkle in the night sky?
Stars twinkle. Planets shine or glow steadily.
Why don't stars twinkle from the moon?
Our atmosphere causes the stars to appear to twinkle as they try to shine through it, but the Moon doesn't have the same kind of atmosphere as Earth does.
What does twinkling mean?
twinkle means to shine intermittently as irregular intervals,
Why do planet shine?
Planets shine because they reflect light from the sun.
What is another word for twinkle?
sparkle, light, illuminate, glow, shine, glitter, glint, flash, blink
Does mars twinkle in the night sky?
Stars twinkle. Planets shine or glow steadily.
Why don't stars twinkle from the moon?
Our atmosphere causes the stars to appear to twinkle as they try to shine through it, but the Moon doesn't have the same kind of atmosphere as Earth does.
Stars twinkle when you see them because you see them because their light is distorted by earth?
Stars shine steadily, but the atmosphere distorts the point image so that it appears to "twinkle". Planets are not point-sources; they actually have a tiny-but-visible disk. So the atmospheric turbulence doesn't cause planets to twinkle nearly as much.
Why do planet shine?
Planets shine because they reflect light from the sun.
What does twinkling mean?
twinkle means to shine intermittently as irregular intervals,
What are characteristic of planets?
planets do not shine with their own energy but shine because of energy of stars. they revolve around stars
Why do stars seems to twinkle?
because when the light enters the atmosphere it goes in zigzags or long dot zigzags
By what light does planets shine?
The planets do not emit light, they reflect sunlight.
Planets can be seen in the sky because?
The planets shine because they reflect sunlight.
What is another word for twinkle?
sparkle, light, illuminate, glow, shine, glitter, glint, flash, blink
What other words can be used for shine?
sheen, polish, luster, gloss, gleam, patina, sparkle, twinkle
What make planets and satellites shine?
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