Moon reflects sun's light.

Meaning: This sentence describes how the moon reflects light from the sun, which allows us to see it at night.

Choice of Words: The moon is a natural satellite that orbits Earth. "Reflects" means to bounce light or sound back from a surface, while "sun's" refers to the light coming from the sun. "Light" is a form of energy that allows us to see.

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The moon bounces light from the sun.

Meaning: The moon doesn't make its own light, it just bounces light from the sun.

Choice of Words: The moon is a big ball in the sky that doesn't make its own light. Instead, it bounces light from the sun, which is a very bright star. So when you see the moon, you're actually seeing the sun's light reflecting off the moon.

The moon acts like a mirror for the sun's light.

Meaning: The moon bounces the sun's light back to us, so we can see it.

Choice of Words: A mirror is a special surface that bounces light. When you look in a mirror, you see your reflection because the light from your face bounces off the mirror and back to your eyes. The moon acts like a mirror for the sun's light. It bounces the light back to us, so we can see the moon even though it doesn't make its own light.

The moon shines because of the sun.

Meaning: The moon doesn't make its own light, it reflects the sun's light.

Choice of Words: Shine means to give off light. The moon doesn't give off its own light, but it shines because it reflects the sun's light. So when you see the moon shining, you know that the sun is shining on it.

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