if the sun is made of gas that explodes on its self explains the glow and heat what or how does the moon shine when it is made of rock? and why does it affect the tide of the sea?
2007-07-29 17:35:15 · 12 answers · asked by Tony F 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Every solid surface has the capacity to reflect light so moon seems to shine as it reflects the sunlight falling on it.It is same as the Earth's surface reflects light during the day time.It affects the tide due to its gravitational pull on Earth.
2007-07-30 00:03:56 · answer #1 · answered by rashid 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The sun does not contain gas which explodes. The gas in the sun is undergoing nuclear reactions to turn hydrogen into helium. This gives out a lot of radiation (light and heat). The moon reflects the light and sometimes this can be quite bright and is refered to as moonshine. It effects the sea due to gravity. The moon orbits the earth the opposite way to which we spin and by attracting the seas to it it produces a high tide on both sides of the globe where the earth is perpendicular to the moon. Moonshine is also a plant.
2007-07-30 04:17:52 · answer #2 · answered by Booboo64 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The sun shines because of the fusing of hydrogen which produces plasma. Most of the sun is plasma, which is ionized gas. This is what makes it shine. The sun's light reflects of solid bodies, such as the planets, their moons and asteroids. The moon is reflecting sunlight at the Earth, this is why we can see it. If you were on the moon, you would see Earth light reflecting of the Earth.
The Earth's tides are influenced by the gravitational interaction with the moon.
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2007-07-30 01:47:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The moon only reflects the light of the sun just like all of the planets.
It afects the tide because the moon has a gravitational pull just like Earth does. The water on Earth is pulled toward the Moon...
2007-07-30 00:44:19 · answer #4 · answered by Chris B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
THE MOON is a non luminious object
is reflects the light from the sun this is how its shines
and its affect our tide bcos of gravity (the earth also experiences a force from the moon) rmember to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
2007-07-30 11:30:16 · answer #5 · answered by paul ken 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cheese on the moon has phosphors which can glow. Actually, the moon reflects light from the sun which is perceived as moonshine. It isn't clear what "it" refers to in affecting tides, the sun, the glow and heat, the moonshine or the moon.
2007-07-30 00:41:04 · answer #6 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The moon doesn't make its own light but instead reflects light from the sun, kind of like a huge mirror in the sky.
The moon's gravity pulls on the oceans of Earth and causes what we call tides.
2007-07-30 00:40:01 · answer #7 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The moon has no light of its own. It just reflects the light of the sun.
Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon on the sea.
2007-07-30 02:41:40 · answer #8 · answered by aditya_phoenix 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Reflected light.
Gravity pulls the oceans, and since they are fluid, they "Bulge" toward the moon.
2007-07-30 00:40:14 · answer #9 · answered by Chuckles 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I made some moon shine last year. I'm still buzzed.
Reflection
Gravity.
2007-07-30 00:38:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋