Subject EVS Class II Prepared By Amar Madhale

Subject - EVS Class - II Prepared By, Amar Madhale PRT K. V. Donimalai

What are things we observe in the sky during night?

The Sun is the star at the centre of our solar system. Here is a useful mnemonic to help remember their order: My Very Easy Method Just Shows Us the Names of Planets. The eight planets orbit the sun.

The moon rotates around the Earth. . . Sun Earth moon . . . as the Earth rotates around the Sun.

At any time, half of the Earth faces the sun and therefore receives light. This part is in day. This part is in night. The other half faces away from the Sun, and so receives very little light.

Do you know. . . R How long it takes the Earth to spin round once? It takes 24 hours. R Which direction the Earth turns? It turns anti-clockwise. R How long it takes the Earth to rotate the Sun once? It takes 365¼ days OR 1 year R Which direction the Earth rotates the sun? It turns anti-clockwise.

Work for you. . . Spherical. 1. Shape of the earth is ________. round 2. Shape of the moon is ________. 8 3. Number of planets in the solar system _____. sun 4. The earth rotates around the ______. earth 5. The moon rotates around the _____. earth 6. The name of our planet is _______, where we are living. moon 7. Natural satellite of the Earth ______. 8. Time taken by the earth to rotate around the 1 year OR 365 ¼ days sun once _____________.