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UNIT 5
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UNIVERSE
UNIVERSE :: A
A Great
Great Wonder
Wonder
Sun

The only star in the

solar system

Sun is the center of

the solar system
Mercury
Mercury
Smallest planet

The planet closest to the

Sun.

The fastest planet that

orbits the sun

No satellites
Venus
Venus
Sixth in size
Second in terms of
distance from the sun
Brightest planet
Hottest planet
No satellites
Earth
Earth
Fifth in size
Third place in terms of
distance from the sun
The only planet where life is
found to exist
One satellite – Moon
Blue in colour when viewed
from space
Mars
Mars
Fourth in terms of distance
from the sun
Twosatellites.phobos,deimos
The red planet
Traces of water flow in
ancient times discovered
Jupiter
Jupiter
Biggest planet
Fifth in terms of distance from
the sun
More than 60 satellites
12 years to revolve around
the sun
Saturn Saturn
Second place in size

Sixth in terms of
distance from the
sun

Has rings around

More than 30
satellites

The largest moon is

Titan
Uranus

Uranus
Ranked third in size
Seventh in terms of distance
from the sun
Discovered by scientist
William Harshan
More than 25 satellites
84 years to revolve around
the sun
Neptune

Neptune
Fourth in size
More than a dozen
satellites
164 years to revolve
around the sun
The farthest planet from
the Sun.
ACTIVITY 1 Complete the table

9 Planets have no satellites 9

Galileo Galilei : 1564 - 1642 AD

Italian physicist, astronomer,

mathematician and philosopher. Started
observing sky with a self-made telescope.
Discovered four satellites of Jupiter.
Solar system
Identify the other members of the Solar System

Sun Planets and their Satellites Asteroids

Dwarf planets Comets Meteoroids

Asteroids
The rock fragments revolving around the Sun in between Mars
and Jupiter are the asteroids.
On rare occasions they come towards the Earth and pose
threat to the Earth.
Asteroid named Ida Asteroid named Ida
 Dwarf Planets

For a celestial body to be considered as a planet, it should

have spherical shape, should revolve around the sun and

should have its own obstacle free orbit. The celestial bodies

which do not follow these conditions set by the International

Astronomical Union (IAU) are called 'Dwarf Planets'.

ACTIVITY 2
Why Pluto lost its planetary status