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What are the phases of the Moon? Explain with the help of diagram.

Solution

Moon does not produce light of it's own. It reflects light of the sun falling on it. On new moon day, moon is between the Sun and the Earth and no reflected light from it reaches the earth. We cannot see moon on that day. The visibility of moon increases every day till fifteenth day from the new moon day, the full phase of the moon is visible.

So, the waxing and waning of moon periodically, as it revolves around the earth is called phases of moon.

Some More Questions From Stars and Solar System Chapter

The planet which is farthest from the Sun is __________.

The planet which appears reddish in colour is ________.

A group of stars that appear to form a pattern in the sky is known as a ___________.

A celestial body that revolves around a planet is known as __________.

Shooting stars are actually not _________.

Asteroids are found between the orbits of and __.

Mark the following statement as true (T) or false (F):

Pole star is a member of the solar system.

Mercury is the smallest planet of the solar system.

Mark the following statement as true (T) or false (F):

Uranus is the farthest planet in our solar system.

Mark the following statement as true (T) or false (F):

INSAT is an artificial satellite.

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