Page 4 - LN2 The Moon

Unlike a lamp or our Sun, the Moon doesn't produce its own light. The

Moon is made up of rock, it is an opaque object that reflects light. The

Sun's powerful light rays that travel through space hit the Moon and are

reflected back, illuminating it so that we can see the Moon from the

Earth. Moonlight is actually sunlight that shines on the moon and

bounces off.