2007-08-04 18:55:26 · 8 answers · asked by ? 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The moon has what's known as a high 'albedo,' meaning that its surface is very reflective of sunlight falling on it. The reason for the high albedo is the greyish color of almost all of its dust and rock.
2007-08-04 18:59:35 · answer #1 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think of the moon as a big mirror, it reflects the sun's light, back at the sun and Earth and everything back in between. Or better yet, think of night time, and you shine a flash light at a rock, or the side of your house. The flashlight is the sun, and the thing you flashed it at is the moon. Its the same basic thing, its bright, because light is shining on it, that's all, no need for a huge hard to understand answer.
2007-08-04 20:32:38 · answer #2 · answered by dedarkchylde 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The moon "shines" because sunlight is reflecting off of it.
2007-08-08 11:52:38 · answer #3 · answered by Matt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The moon does not make its own light. The light we see from the moon is really sunlight that is reflected from the moon's surface.
2007-08-04 19:21:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the sun glows through it and makes and image that the moon is has light
2007-08-04 19:07:10 · answer #5 · answered by Ryan W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By reflected sunlight.
2007-08-04 18:59:55 · answer #6 · answered by Irv S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
light of the sun reflecting off of it
2007-08-04 19:01:45 · answer #7 · answered by every_id_i_pick_is_taken 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-08-04 19:05:32 · answer #8 · answered by puerto32389 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋