The sun, the Earth and the Moon

The universe is the whole of space.

It contains billions of stars in huge groups.

Each group is called a galaxy.

Our solar system is a tiny part of these

galaxies called milky way.
The moon is smaller than the earth

They are surrounded by black empty space

The sun lights up part of the earth and the moon.

• What is the difference between a star and a
planet??
• Star gives out light

• Planet reflects the light of the sun

• ( the Moon also reflects the light of the sun)

• The moon and the earth are moving in
space.
• They make same movements all the time

• The moon moves around the earth

• The earth moves around the sun.

 The moon’s Orbit
( Oval path )

anticlockwise The Earth’s Orbit

( Oval path )