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Light and Shadow


Ans. 4 Tides are the regular rise and fall of water in the sea by the gravitational pull of the moon. The
moons gravity pulls the planet Earth towards it. It is too weak to affect the whole planet, but it does
make the water on Earth move. It pulls the water on the Earth towards it, causing low tides and high
tides in seas and oceans.
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Ans. 6 Artificial satellites are man made machines sent into space by rockets to revolve around the
Earth.
They are useful to man in the following ways:-
Communication satellites are used to send telephone conversations and television programmmes
around the world. Ex. INSAT
Weather satellites are used to forecast the weather. They help to give early warning of
dangerous storms and cyclones.
Remote sensing satellites take photographs of the earth to study the features of the Earths
surface.
Ex. Cartosat 1
Space satellites are used to study the outer space, planets and star
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Extra questions
1. EDVSAT is Indias first educational satellite , which was launched on 20the September 2004.
2. Cartosat 1 is a remote sensing satellite launched by India.

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Ans. 7 A solar eclipse occurs when the moon comes between the Earth and the Sun. When the sun , moon
and the earth are in a straight line, the moon blocks out the sunlight from reaching the earth and casts a
shadow on the earth. This causes solar eclipse.

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Ans. 6 Artificial satellites are man made machines sent into space by rockets to revolve around the
Earth.
They are useful to man in the following ways:-
Communication satellites are used to send telephone conversations and television programmmes
around the world. Ex. INSAT
Weather satellites are used to forecast the weather. They help to give early warning of
dangerous storms and cyclones.
Remote sensing satellites take photographs of the earth to study the features of the Earths
surface.
Ex. Cartosat 1
Space satellites are used to study the outer space, planets and stars.
Ans. 7 A solar eclipse occurs when the moon comes between the Earth and the Sun. When the sun , moon
and the earth are in a straight line, the moon blocks out the sunlight from reaching the earth and casts a
shadow on the earth. This causes solar eclipse.

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