Solar family, Science

Assignment Help:

The Solar Family:

Let us now take you on a journey across the universe. We begin from our planet EQrth. It  is our home. The Earth  is active, lush and fertile. It is a place of  blue skies, vast *oceans,  cool forests, a world full of  life. Its surface is cloaked by an atmosphere in which 'we can breathe, and which keeps the Earth's temperature quite-constant. It spins or rotates on its axis and  revolves  around the Sun, completing one orbit in one year. The Earth is not alone. It has a companion  on its travels, the Moon which orbits the Earth once in  27.33 days. But  the Moon  is airless, waterless and lifeless;  it is  a dead world. From the Moon, the Earth appears as a beautiful bluish-white planet. The Earth is not the only planet orbiting the Sun. There are eight other planets  that orbit the Sun. The nine planets and their satellites togethkr with the Sun and many asteroids and comets make a family, the Solar System. The planets arc diverse in size, ranging from the giant Jupiter, efeven times the size of Earth, down to  tiny Pluto, less than half the size of our planet. Each planet's  distance from the Sun is different, Mercury being the nearest and Pluto,  the farthest. They are all different from each other in many respects. But let's not dwell on the Solar 


Related Discussions:- Solar family

Objectives of attending to emergency situations, Objectives After doing...

Objectives After doing this exercise, you should be able to: 1. Prepare a list of contact phone numbers required for handling laboratory accidents, state the contents of fir

Explain how tongue can sense different tastes, Explain How tongue can sense...

Explain How tongue can sense different tastes? Our tongue can sense different tastes. Do you know which are the basic tastes and the areas where these are sensed? In humans, th

Explain the basic principles of food processing, Normal 0 false...

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4

Define ligases, Ligases (synthetases) These enzymes (code EC 6) catal...

Ligases (synthetases) These enzymes (code EC 6) catalyze the linkage of two molecules coupled with the hydrolytic breakdown of a pyrophosphate bond  in ATP or an analogous co

Iodine value, taken two oil samples A&B ,1st reaction A iodine value will b...

taken two oil samples A&B ,1st reaction A iodine value will be high and reichert meissl value will be low,and then 2nd reaction B iodine value low but reichert meissl value is high

Emulsification, Emulsification : Water immiscible liquid wastes can be emu...

Emulsification : Water immiscible liquid wastes can be emulsified using soap or detergent solution and then run into the drainage. Examples: Benzene, toluene, cyclohexane, nitrobe

Digestive system, size and length of val vulae connenvitis

size and length of val vulae connenvitis

Explain the foetal monitoring, Explain the Foetal Monitoring During lat...

Explain the Foetal Monitoring During late pregnancy and during labour, a physician may want to monitor the foetal heart rate and other functions. Foetal heart rate monitoring i

Shifting load-personal safeties, SHIFTING LOAD : When a load has to be shi...

SHIFTING LOAD : When a load has to be shifted, you have to take a number of simple steps to prevent back and other muscle strain: 1.  If the load is to be manually handled, an

Write Your Message!

Captcha
Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd