At night, the moon appears bright. which of the following explains this? a. the moon reflects the light produced by the sun. b. the moon releases the light it absorbed during the day. c. the light from the earth is reflected by the moon.

When the surface of moon reflects light from the sun, it results in shining of moon and regardless the fact that sometimes moon seems to shine brightly, the moon reflects between 3 to 12 percent of the sunlight which hits it. The moon brightness depends upon the position of the moon in orbit around the planet from the earth.

Hence, the correct option is A that is the Moon reflects the light produced by the Sun.