Class 8 Science — Chapter 11: Keeping Time with the Skies
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What you'll learn
- ▸Phases of the Moon
- ▸Waxing and Waning Periods
- ▸Cause of Lunar Phases
- ▸Observing and Locating the Moon
- ▸The Lunar Month
- ▸Modeling the Phases of the Moon
Chapter Summary
--- PAGE 1 --- Keeping Time with the Skies 11 0877CH11 Probe and ponder - Have you ever seen the Moon during the day? Why do you think it is sometimes visible when the Sun is up? - Imagine you lived on the Moon instead of Earth. What would you mean by a day, a month or a year? - What would happen if Earth had two moons instead of one? How would that change the night sky? - If we didn't have clocks or calendars, how else could we measure time? - Share your questions ___________________________________? ___________________________________? --- PAGE 2 --- Chapter 11 – Keeping Time with the Skies 171 It was Makar Sankranti, and Meera was in Ahmedabad for the Patang Mahotsav, the International Kite Festival. As she looked up at the sky filled with colourful kites, she noticed the Moon shining during the daytime. She was surprised as she had always thought the Moon appeared only at night. Also, the Moon did not appear like a full circle, but that didn't surprise her as much…
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- Explain Moon phases simply. Get Solution →
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- Show how moonrise changes daily. Get Solution →
- What is the day called when the Moon is not visible from Earth? Get Solution →
- The period when the bright part of the Moon appears to increase in size is called what? Get Solution →
- What is the Indian term for the waning period of the Moon? Get Solution →
- According to the chapter, how does the Moon shine? Get Solution →
- What is the day when the Moon appears as a full bright circle called? Get Solution →
Did you know?
- 💡 The Moon is slowly drifting away from Earth by 1.5 inches each year.
- 💡 Earth is the only planet in our solar system to have just one moon.
- 💡 The Moon actually experiences quakes, called moonquakes, caused by Earth's gravity.
- 💡 Ancient Egyptians created a 365-day calendar based on the star Sirius.
- 💡 Before clocks, people used sundials, water clocks, and even burning candles for time.
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