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Check Your Study

A. Tick () the correct answers.

1. e large circular hollows on the moon are called
(a) Hills (b) Atmosphere (c) Craters (d) Satellites

2. is heavenly body is located at the centre of our solar system.
(a) Moon (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Sun

3. e smallest planet of our solar system is

(a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune

4. e rst arti cial satellite launched by India was

(a) Rohini (b) Aryabhata (c) Sputnik 1 (d) Apple
B. Write True or False.

1. e heavenly body nearest to our earth is the moon.

2. e earth is at the centre of our solar system.

3. e moon shines due to its own light.
4. e di erent shapes of the moon are called phases of the moon.

C. Answer these questions.

1. What is meant by phases of the moon?
2. When does an eclipse occur?

3. What are tides? How are low tides and high tides formed?

4. Di erentiate between a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse.
5. Draw a diagram to show a solar eclipse.

Think and Answer • Critical Thinking

1. e earth has life on it. Why?
2. Why does it become completely dark during total solar eclipse?
3. Neelu and Ravi went to the moon. Ravi called Neelu to show a crater but she did
not hear him. Can you tell, why?

Let Us Do S E L Self-Awareness • Curiosity/Digital Integration

Find out the details about Chandrayaan and Mangalyaan missions of India.

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