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Notes Unit The Solar System or Structure of Earth

The document discusses key facts about the solar system including: - Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, and Neptune is the farthest. Jupiter is the largest planet. - Earth is the third planet from the Sun, located between Venus and Mars. - The eight planets and their moons revolve around the Sun, along with asteroids, comets and human-made satellites.

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Notes Unit The Solar System or Structure of Earth

The document discusses key facts about the solar system including: - Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, and Neptune is the farthest. Jupiter is the largest planet. - Earth is the third planet from the Sun, located between Venus and Mars. - The eight planets and their moons revolve around the Sun, along with asteroids, comets and human-made satellites.

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Subject: Science Class: 5th


Unit : The Solar System OR Structure of Earth
Discuss and Answer:
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
Which is the farthest?
Neptune
Which is the biggest planet?
Jupiter
Which one has rings around it?
Saturn
Note where the Earth is; which planets are closer to the Sun?
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, after Mercury and Venus.

Concept Check:
Mark the sentences True or False:
1. There are man-made satellites that orbit the Earth. True
2. The Sun and the eight planets revolving around it form the solar system. True
3. The Sun is much larger than the Earth but it is smaller than Jupiter. False
4. Asteroids are small rocky bodies that orbit the Earth. False
5. Telescopes and space probes help us know about the solar system. True
Exercises 1.
Choose the correct answer:
i. What is the Sun?
d. a star
ii. Which is the smallest planet?
a. Mercury
iii. How many planets are there in our solar system?
c. 8
iv. Which planet is the furthest from the Sun?
b. Neptune
v. Which planet is the closest to Earth?
b. Venus
2. Study the information about the planets, mostly in the table on page to find out the
name of:
i. the largest planet Jupiter
ii. the smallest planet Mercury
iii. the hottest planet Venus
iv. the closest planet to Earth Venus
v. the furthest from the Sun Neptune
vi. the slowest to rotate Venus
vii. the fastest to rotate Jupiter
viii.the longest orbit round the Sun Neptun
ix. the closest to the Sun Mercury

3. Fill in the blanks.


i. The Sun has a diameter of 1,392,000 kilometres.
ii. The Moon is the natural satellite of the Earth.
iii. All the planets, including Earth, orbit the Sun.
iv. The light we see on the Moon is reflected sunlight.
v. Saturn has at least fourteen moons.
vi. The asteroids are to be found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
vii. Space probes travel into space and send back information and photographs back to
Earth.
viii.The path of the planets round the Sun is called an orbit.

4. Mark the sentences True or False:


i. Small rocky bodies that orbit the sun are called minor planets. True
ii. The Earth is the smallest planet. False
iii. Jupiter is the largest planet. True
iv. The Sun is the biggest star in our solar system. True
v. Mercury is 57.9 km from the Sun. True

5. Answer these questions.


i. What is the natural satellite of the Earth called?
The Moon
ii. What are asteroids?
small rocky bodies which orbit the Sun
iii. What are space probes?
Space probes are machine that are sent into space. They send back pictures and other
information to Earth.
iv. Which planet has fourteen moons?
Saturn and Jupiter have at least 14 moons.
v. Is there life on Venus? Give a reason for your answer.
There is no life on Jupiter because it is too hot for life to survive there.
vi. Are the planets the only objects orbiting the Sun?What are some of the other satellites
orbiting the Sun?
Space probes, moons, asteroids and minor planets also orbit the Sun.

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