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Movements

of the Earth
What is the Solar System?
Topics to
be Why does the Sun appear to
move across the Sky?
covered..
How long does it take for the
Earth to go around the Sun?
Think and let me know what
do you feel after taking a ride
on a merry-go-round?
What do
you feel
We may feel dizzy because the merry go
after taking round is spinning around at a fast speed
a ride on a
merry-go-
round?
Do you feel that your room is
also spinning?
Do you think that the Earth is
constantly spinning now?
NO
Do you feel
that your
room is also
spinning? Despite feeling dizzy, the room
is not spinning around us.
Do you think YES!
that the Earth
is constantly
spinning The Earth is constantly spinning.
Yet we do not experience any
now? dizziness. We would learn why in
the coming lessons.
The Solar System consists of
eight planets and the Sun.

Our learning
journey will The Sun is a star.

be like…
The eight planets move around
the Sun while the Sun remains
stationary.
What can you see in Why can you see the
Let’s answer the sky during the day? Sun?

these simple
questions first

Where does the Sun


come from?
What can you see in the sky during the
night?

Why can you see them?


Let’s answer
these simple
questions first Where do these objects in the sky come
from?

What is the difference between daytime


and nighttime?
The Sun, its planets and all the objects
moving around then collectively are
called Solar System.

What is the The Solar System is entirely dependent


on Sun & the only one which is self-
Solar System? luminous i.e. which has its own light.

Rest of the planets reflect the light


received from Sun
Earth is not the only planet in space. There are also other planets
present. The Earth is part of the solar system.

The solar system includes the Sun and the eight planets: Mercury,
Venus, earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

The Sun is a star that is at the centre of the solar system that does not
move. The eight planets in the solar system revolve around the Sun in
their own elliptical paths.
What is the importance of light
in our lives?

?
Where do sunlight and heat
come from?
The Sun is the Earth’s natural
source of light and heat.

Sun- The light


source
The Sun is the solar system’s
star.
It’s the heaviest among solar
system

SUN- Star of It is a ball of hot burning gases.


the Solar
System It is the nearest star to the Earth.

The light from the Sun takes


approx. 8 minutes to reach Earth.
The Sun is not a solid object.

The Sun- A It is a giant ball of gas that releases energy


continuously.
giant ball
The Moon and the planets in the Solar
System do not give off light. They appear
bright because they reflect light from the
Sun.
It is the source of all energy for life on
Earth.

Sun-Star of About three quarters of the Sun’s mass


the Solar consists of hydrogen, while the rest is
mostly helium.
system
On the Sun’s surface, there are dark
patches known as sunspots. These are
patches of gas that looks dark since they
are cooler than their surroundings.
Planet word comes from Greek, which means wandering star.

Planets are heavenly bodies, which revolve around the Sun in


elliptical orbits.

Earlier it was considered there were 9 planets in solar System but


Planets lately one planet called Pluto was de-classified from being a planet.

All planets fall in groups

Inner Planets: Mercury, Venus, Mars and Earth are called inner
planets.

Outer Planets: These are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune


Between Inner and Outer Planets,
there is a ring of small bodies,
which are made up of rock and
metal, these are called ASTEROIDS.
The Sun and
the Planets
They also keep moving around the
Sun. This ring is also called
ASTEROIDS BELT.
A satellite is an object in space that revolves around object.

The planets’ natural satellites are also known as their MOONs.

Some planets have more than one moon.

Satellite- The Moon is the Earths only natural satellite.


Moon
The Moon is the second brightest object in the sky after the sun.

It does not give out its own light. It appears bright because it
reflects light from the Sun.

Neil Armstrong was the first man to land on Moon on 20, July,
1969.
Some ancient beliefs people
had about the Earth…
Comparison of ancient beliefs with today’s
knowledge.
Ancient Beliefs Todays Beliefs
• The Earth is a flat disc floating • The Earth is a sphere.
on water. • The Sun is at the center of the
• The Earth is at the center of the solar system and all the planets
solar system and everything in the solar system revolve
revolves around it. around it.
• The Moon is able to give out • The Moon appears bright
light. because it is able to reflect light
from the Sun.
Comparison of ancient beliefs with today’s
knowledge.
Ancient Beliefs Todays Beliefs
• The Sun is a solid piece of • The Sun is a ball of burning
matter. gases.
• Stars only appear at night. • The stars are in the sky both day
and night because the Sun
makes our sky so bright that we
cannot see the much dimmer
stars.
• Astronomers including ARISTOTLE, GALILEO GALILEI
Astromoners and NICOLAUS COPERNICUS have had a big influence
on our ideas about the space.
Aristotle

• In ancient times people believed that Earth was


flat.
• Greek philosopher, Aristotle believed that Earth
was a sphere.
• To support his theory he used observations of
lunar eclipses as evidence.
• During a Moon eclipse, the shadow of the Earth
would cast a curved shadow on the Moon. This
would not happen if the Earth had a flat edge.
Nicolaus
Copernicus

• Copernicus, the Polish astronomer, has been


commonly referred to as the father of modern
astronomy.
• He was the first person to propose that the Earth
orbits the Sun.
• He also stated that the Sun was the center of the
solar system.
Galileo Galilei

• Galileo was an Italian physicist, mathematician,


astronomer and philosopher.
• He made significant improvements to the
telescope and became the first astronomer to study
objects in space using a telescope.
• His observations supported Copernicus’ theory
about the Sun being at the center of the solar
system.

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