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The earth is illuminated by the sun, by the moon, and by the stars. Parts of earth glow, including lava fields. Areas where phosphorus is available glow as well, and this phenomenon is known as chemiluminescence.

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What is a non-liminous body?

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Why is the moon illuminated?

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Like the Earth, the Moon is a sphere which is always half illuminated by the Sun, but as the Moon orbits the Earth we get to see more or less of the illuminated half.


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Does a gibbous moon appears more than half illuminated to people on earth?

Yes. A gibbous moon is a three-quarter moon.


How can you see the moon at night?

It is illuminated by the Sun, just as Earth is.


What portion of the moon is always illuminated?

Half of the Moon, just like Earth and the other planets, is more or less illuminated all the time. The half that is illuminated is the half that faces the Sun. The illuminated half continually changes as the Moon orbits and revolves. The exception is when the Earth gets between the Moon and the Sun, shading the Moon. (an eclipse).


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How much of the total surface of the Moon is illuminated by the Sun when it is at quarter phase?

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Half (50 percent) of the moon is illuminated by the sun at all times, just as half of earth is always illuminated.The thing that changes is: How much of the moon's illuminated half can we see from earth ?


Is 100 percent of the moon being illuminated during the full moon?

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