Colors are barely seen or not at all in nighttime because moonlight
A) has almost no colors in it.
B) is too dim to activate the retina's cones.
C) photons don't have enough energy to activate the retina's cones.
D) is primarily yellow light.
E) is only semi-transparent in Earth's atmosphere.
Answer: B
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