THE SUN, THE MOON, THE STARS & PLANETS
Lesson 5
THE SUN, THE MOON, THE STARS & PLANETS
1. Q: Where do we live?
Ans: We live on the Earth.
2. Q: What is the Earth?
Ans: The Earth is a planet.
3. Q: What are planets?
Ans: Planets are huge ball-shaped objects moving around the sun.
4. Q: How many planets are there in our solar system?
Ans: There are eight planets in our solar system.
5. Q: Name the eight planets of our solar system.
Ans: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
6. Q: Which is the largest planet in our solar system?
Ans: Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.
7. Q: Which is the smallest planet in our solar system?
Ans: Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system.
8. Q: Which is the only planet to live?
Ans: The Earth is the only planet to live.
9. Q: What is the shape of the Earth?
Ans: The Earth is round like a ball.
10. Q: How much of the Earth is covered by water?
Ans: About three-fourths of the Earth is covered by water.
11. Q: How much of the Earth is covered by land?
Ans: About one-fourth of the Earth is covered by land.
POINTS TO REMEMBER:
The sun and everything that orbits the sun is called the solar system. The sun is the center of the solar system.
PLUTO:
Ever since the discovery of Pluto in 1930, kids grew up learning about the nine planets of our solar system.
That all changed starting in the late 1990s, when astronomers began to argue about whether Pluto was a planet, in a highly controversial decision, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) ultimately decided in 2006 to call Pluto a “dwarf planet” reducing the list of “real planets” in our solar system to eight.