Imagine you're playing with a flashlight in the dark. When you shine it on your hand, it glows, that's because light is bouncing off your skin and into your eyes. Some mountains are like that when they get hit by moonlight or sunlight at night. The rocks and soil inside them act like tiny mirrors, sending the light back to us, making the mountain look bright in the dark. This glowing effect is called mountain glow.
Examples
- Imagine standing under a full moon, looking up at a hill that's glowing like it has tiny lights inside it.
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See also
- Why Do Mountains Look Blue from Afar?
- Why Do Rainbows Appear Only After Rain?
- Why Do Forests Make a Distant Thunderous Sound?
- What Causes the ‘Glow’ of a Neon Sign?
- What is glow?