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Light from the sun causes the moon to be visible at night. Which of the following properties of light causes the moon to be visible?

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The moon shines because its surface reflects light from the sun. And despite the fact that it sometimes seems to shine very brightly, the moon reflects only between 3 and 12 percent of the sunlight that hits it. The perceived brightness of the moon from Earth depends on where the moon is in its orbit around the planet.

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reflection

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