what makes the moon shine?

Answer 1

Great question. The light from the Sun is only part of the answer. The Moon has had its surface pounded by meteor impacts. These throw up molten droplets of rock which cool and solidify as small glassy spheres and drop back onto the surface, As there is no atmosphere on the Moon the particles don't get blown around and abraded (which would make them dull). So a lot of the Moons surface is covered with a layer of highly reflective particles and thats why its so bright.
The lines painted down the road work on the same principal. The paint contains small, round glass particles to make it highly reflective whereas the road remains dark.

Answer 2

Sunlight falls on the moon surface illuminates it. Especially at night, when the sky is dark and therefore provides a strong contrast, the moderate amount of sunlight that falls on the moon and is reflected towards us makes it seem quite bright.

In a home experiment take a flashlight and shine it at a round object, such as a white ball, in a dark room. As you move around, you see a larger or smaller part of the ball illuminated depending on the angle that the light, the ball and you form to each other (the ball being the center point of the angle). The effect is the same as the sunlight falling on the moon at different times in the month, with the moon appearing slimmer or wider.

Answer 3

Moon unlike the other celestial bodies does not have the shine of its own. The Moon shine is infact the reflection of the solar radiations falling on its surface. The light of the moon that is seen from the earth is infact the light of reflection coming from the Moon surface. the same phenomenon can be observed from the surface of the Moon also the astronauts have reported the earth to be seen as a full moon from the surface of the moon.

Answer 4

the moon shines because it is a reflective surface
it reflects light from the sun

Answer 5

the light from the sun goes on the moon. the moon reflects the light and that what makes it shine. but the moon itself doesn't have any light.

Answer 6

the sun shines on the moon

Answer 7

the sun, it reflects off the moon, so from earth- at night the moon is shining

Answer 8

The moon does not shine of its own----------it reflects the light of the sun.

Answer 9

the sun's light falls on the moon causing it to shine

Answer 10

As same as on the Earth is a silicon most common part on the moon. Is mostly in rocks. Silicon is responsible for reflection of Sun light.