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प्रश्न
Given below are the times at which the moon rises and sets in Delhi (on the given days).
| Date |
Time of moonrise (hours: minutes) |
Time of moon (hours: minutes)set |
| 28-10-2007 | 19:16 | 08:50 |
| 29-10-2007 | 20:17 | 10:03 |
| 30-10-2007 | 21:22 | 11:08 |
| 31-10-2007 | 22:29 | 12:03 |
- On 28 October the moon came out at ___ minutes past ___ o’clock.
- On 29 October the moon came out at ___ minutes past ___ o’clock.
- On 29 October there was a difference of ___ hours and ___ minutes in the time of the moonrise (as compared to 28 October).
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उत्तर
- On 28 October the moon came out at 16 minutes past 7 o’clock.
- On 29 October the moon came out at 17 minutes past 8 o’clock.
- On 29 October there was a difference of 1 hour and 1 minute in the time of the moonrise (as compared to 28 October).
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Can you think why Sunita’s hair was standing?
Look at Sunita’s photographs and the dates written on each of them. Write what all is happening and when?
Can you now say why Sunita’s hair kept standing?
Think why water flows downwards on any slope. On mountains, water flows downwards, not upwards.
Take a 5 rupee coin and a small piece of paper. The paper should be about one-fourth the size of the coin.
- Hold the coin in one hand and the paper in the other. Drop them at the same time. What happened?
- Now place the tiny paper on the coin and drop them. What happened this time? Surprised!
To play this you will need a small stone, a bigger stone (lemon-sized), a thick roll of paper (which can be made with layers of paper), a mouse, and an elephant made of paper.

- Take a string about 2 feet long.
- At one end of the string tie the small stone. Stick or tie the mouse to the stone. - Put the string into the roll of paper.
- At the other end of the string tie the bigger stone and stick the elephant.
- Hold the roll of paper and move your hand to rotate the small stone.
- Who is pulling whom? You will be surprised! The mouse lifts the elephant! How did this magic happen?
Do you think the moon is flat like the coin or round like a ball?
What are the festivals related to the moon?
Looking at earth from the space, Sunita said, “Different countries cannot be seen as separate from here. These lines are on paper. They are made by us.” What do you understand by this?
If you saw the moon rising at 7 pm today, would you see it at the same time tomorrow?
