Meaning: This sentence tells us that planets bounce back light from a star that is close to them.
Choice of Words: "Reflect" means to bounce back light or energy. "Nearby" means close to something.
Alternative Expressions
Planets bounce light from a nearby star.
Meaning: This means that planets don't make their own light. Instead, they bounce light from a star. It's like how a mirror reflects light.
Choice of Words:Planets are big balls of rock and gas that orbit a star. Bounce means to hit something and then come back. Light is a form of energy that travels in waves. Star is a big ball of hot gas that gives off light. When you put them together, "Planets bounce light from a nearby star" means that planets reflect light that comes from a star.
Planets give back light from a star that is close.
Meaning: This means that planets don't make their own light. Instead, they bounce light from a nearby star. It's like how a mirror reflects light.
Choice of Words:Planets are big balls of rock and gas that orbit a star. Give back means to return something. Light is a form of energy that travels in waves. Star is a big ball of hot gas that gives off light. Close means near. When you put them together, "Planets give back light from a star that is close" means that planets reflect light that comes from a nearby star.
Planets throw back light from a star nearby.
Meaning: This means that planets don't make their own light. Instead, they bounce light from a nearby star. It's like how a mirror reflects light.
Choice of Words:Planets are big balls of rock and gas that orbit a star. Throw back means to return something with force. Light is a form of energy that travels in waves. Star is a big ball of hot gas that gives off light. Nearby means close. When you put them together, "Planets throw back light from a star nearby" means that planets reflect light that comes from a nearby star.