L 12 NOTES
L 12 NOTES
Ans:Neptune
Ans: Eight
Ans: From the outer space, the earth appears blue because a large
portion of the Earth’s surface is covered with water. It is, therefore,
called a blue planet.
Q 5. What is Universe?
Ans:The sun, eight planets, their moons and many smaller objects
including asteroids, and comets,together form the solar system.
Q 7. What is revolution?
Ans:The movement of an object around the sun in its orbit is known
as revolution.
Q 8. What is a galaxy?
Ans: A galaxy is a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems, all
held together by gravity.
Ans: Many small objects in the solar system which are rocky and
irregular in shape, are known as asteroids.
10. You can see stars fading away at dawn and appearing at
dusk. During the day we do not see the stars. Explain why.
11. Think about the night sky and write a poem or a story on it.