Legend about planets.....
Mercury:
Mercury was the Roman version of the god Hermes. he was the messenger of all other gods.
Venus:
Venus was the Roman goddess of love and beauty.
Earth:
Earth in Greek was known as Gaea. Earth was the mother of major and minor planets.
Mars:
Mars was the Roman god of war and agriculture.
Jupiter:
Jupiter was known as Zeus in Greece, who overthrew his father Saturn to become the king of gods.
Uranus:
Uranus was the god of skies and husband of earth.
Neptune:
Neptune was the god of water.
FUN FACTS ABOUT OUTER SPACE...!!
1. SPACE IS A TRICKY PLACE TO TRAVEL EVEN FOR ASTRONAUTS WHO KNOW WHAT THERE IS AGAINST THEM. THE GRAVITATIONAL PULL OF THE BLACK HOLE IS SO STRONG THAT NOTHING, NOT EVEN LIGHT CAN ESCAPE FROM IT. THAT'S WHY IT IS BLACK.
2.THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ON PLUTO IS -3900 FAHRENHEIT.
3. IF THE PLANET JUPITER WAS HOLLOW, YOU COULD FIT ABOUT 1,400 EARTHS INSIDE IT WITH A LITTLE ROOM SPARE.
4. THE PLANET MERCURY AND VENUS ARE THE ONLY PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM THAT DON'T HAVE MOONS.
5. THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE SKY IS SIRIUS. ALSO KNOWN AS THE DOG STAR, IT IS 51 TRILLION MILES FROM EARTH OR ABOUT 8.7 LIGHT YEARS.
6. THE PLANET VENUS SPINS IN THE OPPOSITE WAY THAN THE OTHER PLANETS.
7. TO REACH OUTER SPACE, YOU NEED TO TRAVEL AT LEAST 50 MILES FROM THE EARTH'S SURFACE.
8. THE AVERAGE LIFE SPAN OF A YELLOW STAR, LIKE OUR SUN, IS ABOUT 10 BILLION YEARS. THE SUN WILL EVENTUALLY BURN OUT IN ABOUT 5 TO 6 BILLION YEARS.
9. THE ANDROMEDA GALAXY IS OUR CLOSEST NEIGHBORING GALAXY AT 2.2 MILLION LIGHT YEARS AWAY. IT IS SO BRIGHT THAT YOU CAN SEE IT WITH YOUR OWN EYES ON A CLEAR EVENING SKY AWAY FROM CITY LIFE.
QUIZ ON ASTRONOMY
1. What are comets made of?
a. Ice and dust c. Rocks
b. hydrogen d. Metals
2. What are asteroids closely similar to?
a. Comets c. planets
b. Meteorites d. Meteors
3. What are meteors that explode with a thunder sound called?
a. Meteoroid c. Bolides
b. Asteroid
4. What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
a. Spiral c. Barrel spiral
b. Elliptical d. Irregular
5. What kind of stars are there in the Milky Way?
a. Blue c. White
b. Red d. Both blue and red
6. How many rings does uranus have?
a. 8 c. 20
b. 11 d. 5
7. Which storm disapeared from Neptune?
a. Dark spot b. The great Dark Spot
8. Which of Mar's moon is the smallest in the solar system?
a. Phobos b. Demios
9. What is the storm of Jupiter called?
a. The Great Red Spot
b. The Great Dark Spot
10. What are the remains of the sun after its nuclear reaction stops called?
a. Pulsars b. White dwarf stars
11. what is the term astronomers use to mesure brightness?
a. Light year b. Magnitude
answers:-
1. (a), 2. (b), 3. (c), 4. (a), 5. (d), 6. (b), 7. (b), 8. (b), 9(a),
10.(b), 11. (b).
Mercury:
Mercury was the Roman version of the god Hermes. he was the messenger of all other gods.
Venus:
Venus was the Roman goddess of love and beauty.
Earth:
Earth in Greek was known as Gaea. Earth was the mother of major and minor planets.
Mars:
Mars was the Roman god of war and agriculture.
Jupiter:
Jupiter was known as Zeus in Greece, who overthrew his father Saturn to become the king of gods.
Uranus:
Uranus was the god of skies and husband of earth.
Neptune:
Neptune was the god of water.
FUN FACTS ABOUT OUTER SPACE...!!
1. SPACE IS A TRICKY PLACE TO TRAVEL EVEN FOR ASTRONAUTS WHO KNOW WHAT THERE IS AGAINST THEM. THE GRAVITATIONAL PULL OF THE BLACK HOLE IS SO STRONG THAT NOTHING, NOT EVEN LIGHT CAN ESCAPE FROM IT. THAT'S WHY IT IS BLACK.
2.THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ON PLUTO IS -3900 FAHRENHEIT.
3. IF THE PLANET JUPITER WAS HOLLOW, YOU COULD FIT ABOUT 1,400 EARTHS INSIDE IT WITH A LITTLE ROOM SPARE.
4. THE PLANET MERCURY AND VENUS ARE THE ONLY PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM THAT DON'T HAVE MOONS.
5. THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE SKY IS SIRIUS. ALSO KNOWN AS THE DOG STAR, IT IS 51 TRILLION MILES FROM EARTH OR ABOUT 8.7 LIGHT YEARS.
6. THE PLANET VENUS SPINS IN THE OPPOSITE WAY THAN THE OTHER PLANETS.
7. TO REACH OUTER SPACE, YOU NEED TO TRAVEL AT LEAST 50 MILES FROM THE EARTH'S SURFACE.
8. THE AVERAGE LIFE SPAN OF A YELLOW STAR, LIKE OUR SUN, IS ABOUT 10 BILLION YEARS. THE SUN WILL EVENTUALLY BURN OUT IN ABOUT 5 TO 6 BILLION YEARS.
9. THE ANDROMEDA GALAXY IS OUR CLOSEST NEIGHBORING GALAXY AT 2.2 MILLION LIGHT YEARS AWAY. IT IS SO BRIGHT THAT YOU CAN SEE IT WITH YOUR OWN EYES ON A CLEAR EVENING SKY AWAY FROM CITY LIFE.
QUIZ ON ASTRONOMY
1. What are comets made of?
a. Ice and dust c. Rocks
b. hydrogen d. Metals
2. What are asteroids closely similar to?
a. Comets c. planets
b. Meteorites d. Meteors
3. What are meteors that explode with a thunder sound called?
a. Meteoroid c. Bolides
b. Asteroid
4. What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
a. Spiral c. Barrel spiral
b. Elliptical d. Irregular
5. What kind of stars are there in the Milky Way?
a. Blue c. White
b. Red d. Both blue and red
6. How many rings does uranus have?
a. 8 c. 20
b. 11 d. 5
7. Which storm disapeared from Neptune?
a. Dark spot b. The great Dark Spot
8. Which of Mar's moon is the smallest in the solar system?
a. Phobos b. Demios
9. What is the storm of Jupiter called?
a. The Great Red Spot
b. The Great Dark Spot
10. What are the remains of the sun after its nuclear reaction stops called?
a. Pulsars b. White dwarf stars
11. what is the term astronomers use to mesure brightness?
a. Light year b. Magnitude
answers:-
1. (a), 2. (b), 3. (c), 4. (a), 5. (d), 6. (b), 7. (b), 8. (b), 9(a),
10.(b), 11. (b).