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• Critical thinking

Answer these questions orally.

1. When do we see the moon?
2. What is the sun?
3. What gives us light during the day?
4. When did humans land on the moon?

AT ONE GO

 The sun and the moon are the neighbours of our Earth in the sky.
 The sun has its own heat and light and the Earth gets it from the sun.

 The sun’s family has eight planets, satellites and many other heavenly bodies.
 Some stars form groups, which are called constellations, such as Sapta Rishi.

 The solar system belongs to the Milky Way Galaxy.

REMEMBER THESE TERMS

Star : A very big body, which has its own heat and light.
Planets : Heavenly bodies which move around the sun and do not have their own
heat and light.

Constellation : A group of stars which appears to form a pattern in the sky.

Check Your Study

A. Tick () the correct answers.

1. This heavenly body gives us light.

(a) moon (b) planet (c) star

2. The moon is a/an

(a) artificial satellite (b) natural satellite

(c) natural planet

3. It is a dwarf planet.

(a) Pluto (b) Earth (c) Mars

4. The closest neighbour of the Earth is

(a) Sun (b) Moon (c) Mars

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