Solar System
Solar System: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Solar System, The Sun, The Earth and, The Moon
Important Questions on Solar System
Read the riddle and answer.
I am a circle, though not always
I shine bright like a lamp
But have no light of my own!
You see me every night
As I go around and around the Earth.
I am the _____.
As a child, what were your thoughts regarding the moon? Explain in your own words.
Use these words to fill in the blanks:
[ full moon, West, night, day, Moon ]
The Sun sets in the _____.
Use these words to fill in the blank:
[ full moon, West, night, day, Moon ]
When the Sun shines, it is _____.
Write two sentences describing the Sun.
Which is bigger, the Sun or the Moon?
Name the planet where life exists.
Draw the celestial body (Sun/Moon/Stars) that rises in the morning.
Draw the celestial body (Sun/Moon/ Stars) that gives us light at night.
Look at the following table. It shows when the Sun rises and sets in a city at different times of the year.
| May | September | December | |
| The time it rises in the morning | 5.40 | 6.00 | 6.30 |
| The time it sets in the evening | 6.30 | 6.00 | 5.45 |
Which is the day longer, in May, September or December?
Why can we not live on the Moon as we live on the Earth?
Why is it hotter during the day than it is at night?
Stand facing the rising Sun in the morning. In front of you lies the _____ and behind you is, the _____. Between them to the right side is _____ and to left side is _____.
Complete the following paragraph by selecting the correct sequence of words.
_____ rotates from _____ to _____ on its own _____. Its rotation causes day and night. It also revolves around the _____ on fixed path called _____.
The sun, water and air are part of our surroundings.
Identify the picture and write the name.
Select the correct option from the following.
The moon is _____ on a full moon night.
This appears in different shapes.
