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L1-The Earth in The Universe

This document provides an overview of the universe and our solar system. It begins by defining the universe as a vast expanse containing stars, planets, dust and gases. It then discusses that the Earth is extremely small in comparison to the universe. Key points covered include that stars are balls of hot gas that appear as twinkling lights in the night sky; constellations are patterns of stars named after myths; the sun is the closest star that provides light and heat for our solar system; and the solar system consists of the sun and 8 planets, including details about each planet's order. It also notes that the moon orbits Earth and has no light of its own. The document concludes by reiterating that Earth is the only

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L1-The Earth in The Universe

This document provides an overview of the universe and our solar system. It begins by defining the universe as a vast expanse containing stars, planets, dust and gases. It then discusses that the Earth is extremely small in comparison to the universe. Key points covered include that stars are balls of hot gas that appear as twinkling lights in the night sky; constellations are patterns of stars named after myths; the sun is the closest star that provides light and heat for our solar system; and the solar system consists of the sun and 8 planets, including details about each planet's order. It also notes that the moon orbits Earth and has no light of its own. The document concludes by reiterating that Earth is the only

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CHAPTER - 1

THE EARTH IN THE UNIVERSE


In this lesson you will learn about:

 The Universe
The Earth in the universe
The stars
The Sun
The Solar System
The planets
The Moon
Picture of the universe

It is a vast expanse of space.


It contains various heavenly bodies like
stars, planets and moons. It also
contains dust, gases and pieces of rock.
Picture of the universe

Where is our Earth here?


Can you imagine the size of our earth?
The Earth is like a grain of salt in this
vast universe.
Have you ever looked at the night sky?

What do you see in the night sky?


 The Moon
 The Stars
 The Planets
STARS 1. The twinkling lights are
stars.

2. It gives out heat and light.

3. There are million and


millions of stars.

4. These are very far away


from us so they look so
small.
Observe this picture of the night sky carefully .
Some groups of stars
appear to make
patterns in the sky.
These groups of stars
are called
constellations.
These are named after creatures and
persons from myths or legends.
Ex. Leo, Ursa Major (The great bear- Saptarishi)

 Stick the pictures of well known constellations


in your scrap book.
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The sun
 The Sun is a star . It is a
huge
ball of fire.
 It is made up of very hot
gases.
 The Sun is the star closest to
the Earth.
 The Earth gets light and heat
from the Sun.
 It has eight planets circling
 The Sun and the planets together
it. forms the 
Solar System.

 The Sun is at the center of the Solar System.


The solar system
CLICK ON PICTURE
How to remember the sequence of planets
in the Solar System?
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M mercury
V venus
e earth
M mars
J Jupiter
S saturn
U uranus
N neptune
• The moon is the brightest
The moon object in the sky at night.

• It is a ball of rock that


travels around the Earth.

• It has no light of its own


and reflects the light of
the Sun.

• It is much smaller than


the Sun.
EARTH
 The earth is the third
planet from the sun.

 The earth’s surface is


made up of land and
water.

 This is the only planet


known to have life.
Let’s summarise …….
Universe is a vast expanse of space.
Stars are balls of hot glowing gases.
Group of stars that make a pattern are called
constellations.
The Sun and the eight planets together form
the Solar System.
The moon travels around the Earth.
The only known planet with life on it is the
Earth.
Assignment
Complete the text book
Exercise in page 4 and 5.

• A. Fill in the blanks.

• B. Circle the odd one out.

• Multiple choice questions.

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