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Why does grass look black under the moonlight?

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Answer:

The moon doesn’t have light of its own, the moon lights up because of the sun. So at night, as the light of the sun doesn't reach the grass directly because of the moon, it doesnt reflect any color off the grass, and so our eyes detect grass as black.

Step-by-step explanation:

Sun appears white, but it is made up of the colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. When white light hits an object, it absorbs some colors and reflect the others. Grass appears green because it absorbs all the wavelengths except green. Green is reflected off the grass, so we see grass as green.

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