EASY
Earn 100

How do day and night occur?

Important Questions on Glorious Sun

MEDIUM
In which direction (towards north or south) is the sun moving day by day when you read this lesson? 
MEDIUM
From which direction does the sun rise and in which direction does it set?
MEDIUM
Conduct an experiment to find out the local noon time of your village/town.
MEDIUM

Observe the given picture. Write 'Day' on the part of the Earth having day.

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MEDIUM
In olden days, there where no clocks or watches. People used to tell the time by observing the position of the sun. We know that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. How could those people tell the time by observing the sun's position?
EASY
Does the sun really move across the sky? Explain what causes day and night?
EASY
Why does the Sun look so small from the Earth?
MEDIUM
Compare and contrast the sunrise and the sunset?
HARD
How do you appreciate the construction of knowledge about the Universe by our ancestors?
EASY
The sun is huge but it looks small because it is very far away. 
EASY

Write the quadrants in which the following points lie:

-4,7

EASY
When the moon looks like travelling towards the south of the sky, it is called the dakshinayanam.
MEDIUM
How was time calculated in earlier days? What does a calendar tell us? 
EASY
Why does the Sun appear to rise in the east and set in the west?
MEDIUM
Which one of the following statements is correct?
Statement 1: The earth revolves around the sun.
Statement 2: The earth revolves around the moon.
MEDIUM
How can you find north–south direction at your place?