Imagine you are an astronaut on the Moon, which has no atmosphere. What would you see in the sky during the lunar day?

A bright blue sky, just like on Earth

A hazy, white sky due to unfiltered sunlight

A completely black sky with both the Sun and stars visible

Only the Sun, as its intense brightness would make everything else invisible

What specific action does Earth's atmosphere perform on sunlight that causes the sky to become bright?

It absorbs the sunlight, heating the air.

It reflects all sunlight directly back into space.

It scatters the sunlight in all directions.

It bends the sunlight, focusing it on one spot.

The stars stop producing light when the Sun is out.

The light from the stars is too faint to be seen against the bright, sunlit sky.

The Earth's rotation moves the stars to the other side of the planet.

Clouds form during the day and consistently block our view of all the stars.

They are still in the sky and shining.