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Class 8 Science Chapter 1 Keeping Time with the Skies MCQ Practice

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Chapter 1Keeping Time with the Skies

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Understand Keeping Time with the Skies in Class 8 Science through structured MCQ practice. Connect scientific ideas with observation, reasoning and practical application, improve accuracy and prepare effectively for assessments.

This chapter connects celestial observation with timekeeping. Students learn how the sky, Sun, Moon, and other heavenly patterns help humans keep time, organize calendars, and understand repeating astronomical cycles.

Sample Chapter MCQs

Showing 10 sample questions from this chapter.

01 Science

Why do the Moon's phases change?

A clouds cut the Moon into parts

B we see different illuminated portions as the Moon moves around Earth

C the Moon changes its actual shape

D the Moon creates and loses light

02 Science

Lunar eclipse happens when Earth comes between Sun and Moon.

A False

B True

03 Science

Which statement best explains leap year?

A it changes sunrise direction

B it depends on Moon eclipses only

C it is used because months are too short

D it adjusts the calendar to Earth's revolution being about 365 and a quarter days

04 Science

Why do stars appear to move from east to west at night?

A stars all travel west together every night around Earth

B the Moon pulls them

C Earth rotates from west to east

D the air pushes them

05 Science

A year is mainly caused by Earth's revolution around the Sun.

A False

B True

06 Science

Why do eclipse events not happen every month?

A the Moon disappears on most months

B exact alignment is not present every lunar cycle

C Earth stops casting shadow

D the Sun changes place suddenly

07 Science

Which statement best distinguishes solar and lunar eclipse?

A both are exactly the same

B both happen only on full Moon

C both are caused by clouds

D solar eclipse is Sun blocked by Moon, lunar eclipse is Moon darkened by Earth's shadow

08 Science

The fully illuminated Moon is called the:

A new Moon

B quarter shadow

C eclipse Moon only

D full Moon

09 Science

Which statement best explains the difference between day and month as time units?

A both are caused by eclipses

B both depend only on clocks

C day is linked to Earth's rotation, month to the Moon's cycle

D both come from Earth's revolution only

10 Science

A solar eclipse occurs when the:

A Sun comes between Earth and Moon

B Moon comes between Sun and Earth

C stars cover the Moon

D Earth comes between Sun and Moon

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