Download App

Stars and the Solar System — Science STD 8 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8ScienceStars and the Solar System1 Mark
MCQ
Phases of the Moon occur because:
  • A
    We can see only that part of the Moon which reflects light towards us.
  • B
    Our distance from the Moon keeps changing.
  • C
    The shadow of the Earth covers only a part of the Moon's surface.
  • ✓
    The thickness of the Moon's atmosphere is not constant.
✓

Answer

Correct option: D.
The thickness of the Moon's atmosphere is not constant.
The size of the illuminated part of the moon visible from the Earth increases each day after the new moon day. After the full moon day, the sunlit part of the moon visible from the Earth decreases in size every day. This process leads to the phases of the Moon.

Need a full question paper?

Generate a complete, print-ready paper with questions like this in minutes — across 16+ boards, with answer keys.

Start Generating Free

Explore more

More "M.C.Q. [I MARKS]" from Stars and the Solar System→Stars and the Solar System — all question types→Science STD 8 question papers→Gujarat Board STD 8 question papers→Gujarat Board question paper generator→

Similar questions

The nylon is prepared first in:
→
A byproduct obtained after processing coal is useful in manufacturing plastics, synthetic dyes, naphthalene balls, etc. The byproducts is ____________ .
→
The boundaries of the plates, called weak zones, are also known as:
→
Three candles $X, Y,$ and $Z$ are fixed on a table. A glass chimney is placed over candle $X$, and is rested on wooden blocks in a manner which allows the entrance of oxygen. To candle $Y$, a glass chimney is placed in such a way that it is simply rested on the table. For candle $Z$, a similar arrangement is made along with the placement of a glass plate over the chimney. Candle _____$i$____ bums freely. The flame of candle _____$ii$_____ will flicker off giving smoke, and that of candle _____$iii$_____ will simply go off.

The information in which alternative completes the given statements?
→
In human beings, the correct sequence of events during reproduction is:
→
In sexual reproduction, why are offspring different from their parents?
→
Deforestation increases the level of one of the following in the atmosphere. This one is:
→
In a quiz competition, you are asked a question where you have to choose the statement which is/ are incorrect?
→
The ultrasound waves can penetrate into matter to a large extent because they have:
→
Which of the following statements is correct?
→