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The Earth in the Solar System Class 6 Geography Chapter 1 Question Answer
Q. 1. Answer the following Questions briefly :
(a) How does a planet differ from a star ?
Ans.
| Star | Planet |
| (1) Stars are heavenly bodies shining by their own heat and light. (2) Stars are made up of gases. (3) Stars Twinkle. (4) Stars don’t revolve around the sun. |
(1) Planets are also heavenly bodies which reflect the light of the sun. 2. It doesn’t have its own heat and light. 3. Planet doesn’t Twinkle. 4. Planets revolve around the sun. |
(b) What is meant by the Solar System ?
Ans. The system made up of the sun, eight planets , satellite, asteroids and meteoroids is called solar system. It is also known as solar family because solar system is headed by sun.
(c) Name all the planets according to their distance from the sun.
Ans. There are 8 planets in our solar system. The planets according to distance from the Sun in ascending order are as:-
1. Mercury
2. Venus
3. Earth
4. Mars
5. Jupiter
6. Saturn
7. Uranus
8. Neptune
(d) Why is the earth called a unique planet ?
Ans. Earth is called unique plant for many reasons. These reasons are as follow:-
1. Earth is the only planet where life exist.
2. Nitrogen and oxygen present in Earth provide favorable condition for existence of life.
3. Earth is neither too hot nor too cold.
4. In earth, water cycle is present. Water is one of the most important component for existence of life.
(e) Why do we see only one side of the Moon always ?
Ans. Moon is a natural satellite of Earth. It moves around the earth in about 27 days. it takes exactly the same time to complete one spin taken by Earth. As a result, only one side of the moon is visible to us on the earth.
(f) What is the Universe ?
Ans. Everything which is present is contained in universe. Universe is endless. All planets, galaxies, solar system, satellites, comets etc. are are present inside universe.
Q. 2. Tick the Correct Answer:
(a) The planet known as the Earth’s twin is..
(i) Jupiter
(ii) Saturn
(iii) Venus.
Ans. (iii) Venus.
(b) Which is the third nearest planet to the sun ?
(i) Venus
(ii) Earth
(iii) Mercury
Ans. (ii) Earth.
(c) All the planets move around the sun in a ……
(i) Circular path
(ii) Rectangular path
(iii) Elongated path.
Ans. (iii) Elongated path.
(d) The pole star indicates the direction of the :
(i) South
(ii) North
(iii) East.
Ans. (ii) North.
(e) Asteroids are found between the orbits of :
(i) Saturn and Jupiter
(ii) Mars and Jupiter
(iii) Earth and Mars.
Ans. (ii) Mars and Jupiter.
Q. 3. Fill in the blanks :
(a) A group of …….. forming various shapes is called a ……….. .
(b) A huge system of stars is called …….
(c) …………. is the closest celestial body to our earth.
(d) …….. is the third nearest planet to the Sun.
(e) Planets do not have their own …….. and ……… .
Ans. (a) Stars, Constellation,
(b) Galaxy
(c) Moon
(d) Earth
(e) heat and light