Points to Remember

Points to Remember

* The field of study of the universe is called astronomy.

* The universe consists of galaxies, planets, stars, meteorites, satellites and all other forms of matter and energy.

* The half moon during the waxing period is called as first quarter and the half moon during the waning period is called as third quarter.

* The word crescent refers to the phases where the moon is less than half illuminated. The word gibbous refers to phases where the moon is more than half illuminated..

* The reversal of direction of planets is called as ‘retrograde motion’.

* The geocentric theory followed by the ancient people proposed that the Earth is at the centre and the sun and other planets revolve around it.

* The helio-centric theory states that the sun I at the centre and the planets revolve around it

* Galilio gave the observational evidence to support the heliocentric theory

* There are at least hundreds of billions of galaxies in the Universe.

* A galaxy is a large collection of stars or cluster of stars and celestial bodies held together by gravitational attraction.

* A constellation is a recognizable pattern of stars in the night sky when viewed from the Earth.

* An object that revolves around a planet in a stable and consistent orbit is called a satellite.

* The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is the space agency of the Government of India headquartered in the city of Bangalore.

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UNIVERSE AND SPACE

Let us know about Universe and space

PROCEDURE :

Step 1: Use the URL or scan the QR code to open the activity page.

Step 2: Click the start button and then Click anywhere to open side bar.

Step 3: Click the top most icon in the side bar then Click the RUN INTRO button to see the various views of the solar system and universe

Step 4: Click the bottom most search icon in the side bar to search a particular planet, constellation, stars and Spacecraft.

Step 5: By dragging the mouse left ,right, up and down you can see the various views and scroll the Mouse to zoom in and zoom out .

Step 6: Click the play button to see the solar system in year wise.

Universe and Space URL:

https://www.solarsystemscope.com/

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.eu.inove.sss2

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