Chapter 1 Our Earth and Our Solar System Solutions

Question (b)
At what position is the earth from the Sun?
Answer:
Third

Question (c)
Which planet is placed between the earth and mercury?
Answer:
Venus

Question (d)
Name the planets beyond the orbit of Mars in serial order.
Answer:
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Question (e)
Which planet in the Solar System is furthest from the sun?
Answer:
Neptune

4. Who am I?

Question (a)
You can see me from the earth but the lighted part of me that you see changes every day.
Answer:
The moon.

Question (b)
I have my own light. It is only from me that the planets get light and heat.
Answer:
The sun.

Question (c)
I turn around myself, around a planet and also around a star.
Answer:
Satellite.

Question (d)
I turn around myself and revolve around the Sun.
Answer:
Planet.

Question (e)
No other planet has a living world like mine.
Answer:
Earth.

Question (f)
I am the nearest star to the earth.
Answer:
The sun.

5.

Question (a)
For what purpose are rockets used in space travel?
Answer:
1. Very powerful rockets are used to send a spacecraft into space.
2. A tremendous quantity of fuel is burnt in rockets so that spacecraft weighing thousands of tons may be launched into space.

Question (b)
What information do man-made satellites provide?
Answer:
1. Man made satellites provide useful information on agriculture, environment, weather, forecasting, making maps and searching for water and mineral wealth on the earth.
2. It is also used for telecommunication.

Environmental Studies Part 1 Standard 5th Solutions Chapter 1 Our Earth and Our Solar System Additional Important Questions and Answers

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