Question 4 — Look at the pictures - Questions at the end of the chapter - Chapter 11 Class 8 - Keeping Time with the Skies (Curiosity)

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Q 4
Question

Look at the pictures of the Moon in Fig. 11.11 (A–F). (i) Match each phase below to the correct picture label. (ii) List the picture labels of phases that are never seen from Earth.

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Answer
Match each named phase to its picture; fully dark phases are never seen.

Explanation

Phase Picture (by shape)
Three days after New Moon A thin crescent
Full Moon A full bright circle
Three days after Full Moon A gibbous (more than half lit)
A week after Full Moon A half circle
Day of New Moon A fully dark disc
  • Match by how much of the Moon is lit in each picture.
  • The fully dark disc (new Moon) and any unlit disc are never seen from Earth.
Phases are matched by how much is lit; a fully dark (new Moon) disc is never visible from Earth.
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