Our Earth and Our Solar System Chapter -1. EVS1.

1. SUBJECT – SCIENCE
STD -5th
Gargi Ajay Gursale
Ideal English School , Varawade
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The heavenly bodies that
twinkle are called Stars.
Stars have their own
light. It is closer to us
than any of the other
stars.
Hence, it appears big
and brilliant. In it’s
bright light, during the
day, we can not see
other stars.
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The heavenly bodies that
do not twinkle are called
planets.
Planets do not have their
own light. They get light
from the stars.
Planets revolve around a
star, even as they rotate
around themselves.
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Earth moves around the sun .
It’s movement around the sun
is called revolution of the
earth.
Every planet in the solar
system revolves around the
sun along a specific path. This
path is known as that planet’s
orbit.
The sun, which is a star, and
the planets that revolve
around it are together called
the solar system
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Some heavenly bodies
revolve around planet.
These are called
satellites .
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6. *
There are some smaller
heavenly bodies that
revolve around the sun.
They are called dwarf
planets
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7. *
Between the planets
mars and Jupiter, there
is a band of numerous
small heavenly bodies.
They are called Asteroid.
Asteroids also revolve
around the sun.
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