In this PPT you can study about the urniverse and about the moons

1. The Universe
By: pranav
Class : VIII.B

2. What is Universe?????
• The universe is everything that exists---stars ,
planets , moons and other heavenly
bodies…..etc.
• The branch of science which deals with the
study of celestial objects is called astronomy.
• The people who study on celestial objects are
called as astronomers .
• The most important instrument is the
telescope.

3. The Moon
• What is a moon?
• It is a celestial object that revolves around a planet.
• What is it also known as ?
• It is also known as the natural satellite ..
• In our solar system the inner planets have fewer moons
than the outer planets .
• For eg : Jupiter has atleat 67 moons known moons.
while Earth have only 1moon

4. A small video on how our moon was
formed

5. The Earth's moon
• The Earth has only one moon .
• It is held in orbit around the Earth because of
the Earth's gravity.
• It shines because it reflects the light of the
sun.
• It is dry and barren with no atmosphere.
• It has a diameter of one – forth that of the
Earth and its mass is one – hundredths that of
the Earth.