1. Earth - As a member of Solar System
EXERCISE I
A. Answer the following
questions:
1. What do you mean
by the Universe? Enlist the different forms of the Universe.
2. What is a
planet? Is our earth a planet? How?
3. What do you
understand by Solar System?
4. Enlist the
distance of planet from the sun? Also tell which planet is far away and which
is nearest.
5. Enlist according
to the size of planets.
6. Which facts you
know that tell us the shape and size of earth?
7. Write note on
the following:
a. Planet
b. Meteors
c. Sphere
d. Equator
e. Tailed Star
f. Axle/Axis
g. Asteroids
h. Lunar Eclipse
B. Fill in the blanks:
1. Our earth is
flat sphere, therefore it is called.
2. The circumstance
of the earth is….Km.
3. The diameter of
earth of equator is……Km and diameter of earth at poles is ……..Km.
Activities:
1.
Make diagrams of
the following:
(i)
Show the planets
according to the distance from the sun.
(ii)
Show the planets
according to their size.
2.
If there is a
planetarium nearby, accompany your classmates and parents to visit it.
3.
Have you ever
visited Pushpa Gujral Science City? Write a report on the visit, stating what
you have seen in the science city.
4.
Students be asked
to gather maxmimum information about Solar System and a quiz competition be
held out of the information.
