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In which of the following phases of Moon we can see the entire half of the moon surface that is lit?

evs sun and planets phases of moon moon and it's phases moon

  1. Full Moon

  2. New Moon

  3. Waning Gibbous

  4. Last Quarter

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This happens when Earth is between the moon and Sun and this phase is known as full moon.

During a New moon phase, what is the configuration of Moon, Earth, and Sun?

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  1. Moon is between Earth and Sun.

  2. Sun is between Moon and Earth.

  3. Earth is between Moon and Earth.

  4. They are not in a straight line.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

New moon refers to the phase when we are not able to see the moon, as moon does not have its own source of light this could happen when sun illuminates the surface of the moon which we do not see that happen. When Sun,  Earth and Moon are in line and Moon is between Earth and Sun.

A waxing crescent moon

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  1. is a phase where in the crescent increases from one day to another

  2. is a phase where in the crescent decreases from one day to another

  3. is a phase where in the next day to the crescent is a new moon day

  4. is a phase where in the next day to the crescent is a full moon day

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A waxing crescent moon is when the Moon looks like crescent and the crescent increases ("waxes") in size from one day to the next. This phase is usually only seen in the west.

When is the moon nearest to Earth during its orbit?

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  1. At apogee

  2. At perihelion

  3. During an eclipse

  4. During perigee

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Correct Option: D

Approximately how long does it take for the moon to go through all of its phases ?

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  1. $24\ hours$

  2. $12\ hours$

  3. $30\ hours$

  4. $365\ hours$

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Correct Option: D
Coumn-I Column-II
(1) New moon (a) Rises around midnight and sets around noon
(2) First quarter moon (b) Rises at sunset and sets at sunrise
(3) Full moon (c) Rises around sunrise and sets around sunset.
(4) Third quarter moon (d) Rises around noon and sets around midnight
evs sun and planets phases of moon moon and it's phases moon

  1. (1) $\rightarrow$ c; (2) $\rightarrow$ d; (3) $\rightarrow$ b; (4) $\rightarrow$ a.

  2. (1) $\rightarrow$ c; (2) $\rightarrow$ d; (3) $\rightarrow$ b; (4) $\rightarrow$ d.

  3. (1) $\rightarrow$ c; (2) $\rightarrow$ d; (3) $\rightarrow$ b; (4) $\rightarrow$ c.

  4. (1) $\rightarrow$ c; (2) $\rightarrow$ d; (3) $\rightarrow$ b; (4) $\rightarrow$ b.

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Correct Option: A

Fill in the blanks:

The period between two consecutive new moon days is _______ and is called a _______.

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  1. $31$ days, month

  2. $7$ days, week

  3. $15$ days, fortnight

  4. slightly longer than $29$ days, month

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The time taken for one revolution of moon is a few hours longer than 29 days. But for ease of calculation, these hours have been divided amongst the months to give us months having 30 and 31 days. It takes one complete revolution of the moon around the Earth to have the next new moon day after the previous one. This period is called a month.

The moon is a natural source of light. State whether true or false.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The moon can only be seen as a result of the sunlights  reflection. It does not produce any lights on its own.

Ans: False

What occurs 15 days after the full moon day?

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  1. Half moon day

  2. Crescent moon day

  3. New moon day

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Every night after the full moon day, the size for the visible part of the Moon becomes thinner. It takes a period of 15 days for the Moon to become completely invisible. This day is called new moon day.

The moon takes _____ days to complete one spin.

evs sun and planets phases of moon moon and it's phases moon

  1. $25$

  2. $26$

  3. $27$

  4. $28$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The moon orbits the Earth once every $27.322$ days. It also takes approximately $27$ days for the moon to rotate once on its axis. As a result, the moon does not seem to be spinning but appears to observers from Earth to be keeping almost perfectly still.