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How do use the word shining in a sentence?

The sun was shining. The sun was shining so brightly it caused a glare on the road, making driving conditions hazardous. He was a shining example of how a man should treat a lady. She was a shining example of true grace under pressure. He made his living by shining shoes.


Why do the planets and the moon shine so brightly if they do not produce light?

Planets and moons do not produce their own light. They shine brightly because they reflect sunlight. The reflection of sunlight off their surfaces is what makes them visible and appear to shine in the night sky.


Why can you see the moon so brightly if it doesn't produce its own light?

because it was bright It reflects light from the sun. The sun is very bright. The moon is large and very close to the earth.


What happens to the stars when the sun shines?

Stars are present in the sky both during the day and night, but the bright sunlight makes them invisible to the naked eye. The sun's light is so intense that it outshines the light from other stars, essentially drowning them out. However, stars are still present and visible at night when the sun is not shining.


How can it still be so cold outside if the sun is still shining?

temperature mostly depends on how high the sun is in the sky (angle overhead). In winter and to a lesser extent spring the sun if much lower in the sky so it colder. In summer and Autumn the sun is much higher in the sky and so its much warmer. So although the sun is shining bright, its still cold because of the time of the year it is.

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How do use the word shining in a sentence?

The sun was shining. The sun was shining so brightly it caused a glare on the road, making driving conditions hazardous. He was a shining example of how a man should treat a lady. She was a shining example of true grace under pressure. He made his living by shining shoes.


Which is an example of a compound sentence?

The sun was shining brightly, so we decided to go for a hike in the mountains.


Why is it so bright today?

The brightness today is due to clear skies and the sun shining brightly.


Why can we see the moon so well?

Because of the sun's light shining on it


How does the moon shines?

The moon does not shine of itself. What we see is when the sun is shining on the moon and it is illuminated. So the moon is reflecting light towards us. If you were on the moon, and the sun was shining on the part of earth that was facing you, the earth would appear to be shining. The other planets that we see that appear to shine, are also just being lit up by the sun.


What time will penumbra lunar eclipse be visible?

It will NOT be visible to the naked eye. A tiny fraction of the light from the Sun will be cut off from shining on a tiny fraction of the full Moon - but the Sun's light is so intense that you, watching from the Earth, will be unable to see the difference.If you were in Singapore for the solar eclipse last week, you saw about a 5% eclipse; 95% of the light of the Sun shined down brightly on you, and 5% of the Sun was blocked. Without special equipment, could you have watched the eclipse?No. And you won't be able to see this one, either; not without special instruments that would measure exactly how brightly the full Moon is shining before, during and after the eclipse.This eclipse is as near as an eclipse can get to missing completely.


Why do you have full moons?

The sun is always shining at the moon. However, sometimes we can only see part of the moon that the sun is shining on. When the sun is behind us and the moon in front of us, we can see all of the part of the moon that the sun is shining on. If the sun is behind us and the moon is to the left or right of us, we can see part of the moon that the sun is shining on and part that it isn't shining on. However, because that part of the moon is so dark, we cant really see it all, so we see a half moon. As the moon orbits the Earth wee see more or less part of it lit up. The moon then seems to disappear altogether, which is because we can't see any part of the moon being lit up. The moon is getting fuller at present, so each night we see a bit more of it lit up. After it is full we will begin to see less of it being lit up.


Why does Venus shine so brightly?

Venus shines brightly because it has a highly reflective atmosphere made up mostly of carbon dioxide, which reflects sunlight extremely well. This, combined with its proximity to Earth and its thick cloud cover, makes it one of the brightest objects in the sky after the Sun and the Moon.


Why do the planets and the moon shine so brightly if they do not produce light?

Planets and moons do not produce their own light. They shine brightly because they reflect sunlight. The reflection of sunlight off their surfaces is what makes them visible and appear to shine in the night sky.


Why can you see the moon from earth?

Because the light from the sun is reflected off of earth, shining on to the moon so it is then visible to us earthlings.


Why can you see the moon so brightly if it doesn't produce its own light?

because it was bright It reflects light from the sun. The sun is very bright. The moon is large and very close to the earth.


Why does the moon have a dark side when viewed from earth?

Because the bright and dark sides are caused by what direction the sun is shining on the moon. We see the sun from a different angle and so see it as have light and dark sides.