Question 6 — Ravi said, "I saw - Questions at the end of the chapter - Chapter 11 Class 8 - Keeping Time with the Skies (Curiosity)

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Q 6
Question

Ravi said, "I saw a crescent Moon, and it was rising in the East, when the Sun was setting." Kaushalya said, "Once I saw the gibbous Moon during the afternoon in the East." Who out of the two is telling the truth?

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Answer
Kaushalya is telling the truth.

Explanation

  • A crescent Moon appears close to the Sun, so it cannot rise in the east as the Sun sets in the west.
  • So Ravi's claim is not possible.
  • A gibbous Moon can be seen in the eastern sky in the afternoon.
  • So Kaushalya's observation is correct.
A crescent stays near the Sun, so Ravi is wrong; a gibbous Moon can be seen in the afternoon east, so Kaushalya is right.
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