CLASS - 3 || SUBJECT - SST || LESSON 15 || THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND THE EARTH ||

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LESSON 15

 

THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND THE EARTH

 

1.  What are stars? Why do they look small?

A star is a huge ball of hot glowing gases. They are very big or huge but looks small because they are very very far from us.

 

2.  What does the solar system consist of?

The word solar means the sun. the solar system consists of the sun, eight planets and their natural satellites, comets, meteors, asteroids, etc.

 

3.  What is a planet?

The term planet means wanderer. A planet is a large circular object make of gas and rock that spins like a top as well as moves around the sun on a fixe path.

 

4.  What make Saturn look beautiful?

Saturn has rings of gases, dust and rocks around it which make it look very beautiful.

 

5.  What are satellites?

Satellites are small objects that revolve around the planets. They revolve around the planets in their fixed orbits.

 

6.  Why does life exist on earth?

Earth is the only planet in the solar system that is known to have life. so it is a unique planet. It is because of the following that life is possible on earth.

a.  Presence of air

b.  Presence of water

c.  Distance from the sun

d.  Shape, size and surface of earth

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