Note the different objects in this picture on worksheet 1

Do you know what these objects

are called?

CELESTIAL

OBJECTS

Click to view celestial objects

CELESTIAL OBJECTS

Different objects or bodies that are bound together by some force. for eg: GravityEgs: Planets, stars, moons, asteroids

Where do the Planets and the moons belong ?

The Solar System consists Sun Planetary system of eight planets Moons Other non-stellar objects

Click to take a tour of Our Solar System

Did you know that planets have their own moon ?

Lets learn more about the Planets & their moons

Interesting Facts• MERCURY – Smallest planet• VENUS - Earth’s ‘Sister’ or ‘Twin’• EARTH - Densest planet• MARS - "Red Planet", as the iron oxide (reddish) on its

surface• JUPITER - Largest planet in the Solar System• SATURN - Second largest planet• URANUS - Coldest planetary atmosphere minimum

temperature −224 °C• NEPTUNE - Farthest planet from the Sun• PLUTO - Dwarf planet in the Solar System

SR. NO NAME OF PLANETS

NO OF MOONS NAME OF MOON

1 Mercury 0 -

2 Venus 0 -

3 Earth 1 Moon

4 Mars 2 Phobos & Deimos

5 Jupiter 63 Ganymede

6 Saturn 62 Titan

7 Uranus 27 Titania

8 Neptune 13 Triton

9 Pluto 5 Charon

The brightest celestial

object

in the night sky???

Our closest Neighbour ???

Earth’s only natural satellite ??Guess who I a

m ???

MOON About 384,000 km

(240,000 miles) from Earth

1/6 Earth’s gravity

The moon rises in the east and sets in the west

Same side of Moon always faces Earth

Maria

Craters

How does it

shine ???

Why do we see the

moon???

Does it lig

ht

up on its

own???

Lets find out….

Observe the diagram carefullyClick here to see the videoFill worksheet 2

Day time

Night time

Sun Light gets reflected & falls on the earth

We see the MOON Because …

EARTH MOON

Why do we see

different shapes of the moon ???

Some days FULL MOON ???

Some days No MOON ???

Some days HALF MOON ???

Four main shapes of the moon

FULL CRESENT

QUARTER GIBBOUS

Click picture to see the video of the phases of the moonCarefully observe & note the positions of the moon in each phaseFill worksheet 3

The revolution of the moon around the earth makes the moon look as if its changing shapes in the sky

One complete revolution of the moon around the earth takes 29.5 days referred to as a “Month”

Click to view rotation

Lets play MOON QUIZ !!!

Which planet has the maximum number of moons?a)Earth

b)Saturn c)Jupiterd)Uranus

Which planet has the maximum number of moons? c) Jupiter

Which two planets have no moon ??a)Earth & Venus

b)Saturn & Mercuryc)Jupiter & Saturnd)Mercury & Venus

Which two planets have no moon ??d) Mercury & Venus

Moon shines on its own ???

TRUE OR FALSE

Moon shines on its own ???

FALSE

Sunlight gets reflectedfrom the moon & falls on the earth

We see different shapes of the moon because of -------------

1. Revolution of the Earth around the Sun2. Revolution of the Moon around the Earth3. Revolution of the Earth around the Moon

We see different shapes of the moon because of

2. Revolution of the Moon around the Earth

How long does it take the Moon to revolve around the Earth? a)31.5 days b)27days c)13 days

d)29.5 days

How long does it take the Moon to revolve around the Earth?

d) 29.5 days

Name this phase!

FULL

Name this phase!

QUARTE

R

Name this phase!

GIBBOUS

Name this phase!

CRESENT

INTERESTING FACTS

July 22, 1969,

American Astronaut NEIL ARMSTRONG

landed on MOON for the 1st time

VERY GOOD !!! Now lets solve a crossword on THE SOLAR SYSTEM

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