First year of secondary education
The Earth and the Universe
José Luis San Emeterio
Teaching Units
 Universe 
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What have we learned?

After studying this unit, you should know that:

  • By observing the sky we can understand the movement of the earth in the universe.
  • The succession of the days and the nights and the change in the seasons are consequences of this movement. 
  • The earth is only one of the planets in the solar system and the moon, the sun, the asteroids and the comets are our companions in the solar system.
  • Our sun is just another of the stars which inhabit our galaxy. 
  • The spiral galaxy where the sun and the Milky Way are is just one of the thousands of millions of galaxies in our expanding universe. 

If you want to check that you have understood all this, click on the control to start our evaluation exercises. evaluación

 

The Earth's movement
Does the Earth move?
Rotation of the planet
Translation. The seasons
Conclusions
The solar system
The sun and the moon
The planets
The rest of the solar system
Conclusions
The sun and the stars
What are fixed stars?
Life and death of the stars
Conclusions
The known universe
The Milky Way
Other galaxies
Conclusions
Evaluation