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प्रश्न
- Can you see India?
- Can you recognize any other place?
- Where is the sea?
- Do you find anything similar between the globe and this picture of the earth? In what ways are they different?
- Do you think Sunita could make out Pakistan, Nepal, and Burma separately when she saw the earth from space?
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उत्तर
- Yes, I can see India.
- Yes, I can recognize Sri Lanka.
- The blue colour on the globe indicates water.
- Similarities between the globe and the earth are that we can identify which part is land and which part is the sea. But it is difficult to identify a particular country or a city on the globe.
- No, it is difficult to identify these countries, since no particular country can be visible from space.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What do you think the earth looks like? Make a drawing of the earth in your notebook. On your drawing show where you are. Take a look at your friends’ drawings too.
Can you think why Sunita’s hair was standing?
Look at Sunita’s photographs and the dates written on each of them. Write what all is happening and when?
Can you now say why Sunita’s hair kept standing?
Take a 5 rupee coin and a small piece of paper. The paper should be about one-fourth the size of the coin.
- Hold the coin in one hand and the paper in the other. Drop them at the same time. What happened?
- Now place the tiny paper on the coin and drop them. What happened this time? Surprised!
Do you think the moon is flat like the coin or round like a ball?
When is the next full moon? At what time will the moon rise on this day? What does the moon look like on this day? Draw it.
What are the festivals related to the moon?
See how the earth is looking. Can you see the surface of the moon? Do you have some questions after looking at this picture? Write down those questions and discuss them in the class.
On 31 October the time of setting of the moon is given as 12:03. Have you ever seen the moon at 12 in the afternoon? Why don’t we easily see the moon or stars during the day?
