📘 Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
1. How many planets are there in the solar system?
A) 7
B) 8
C) 9
D) 10
Answer: B) 8
2. Which is the largest planet?
A) Earth
B) Mars
C) Jupiter
D) Saturn
Answer: C) Jupiter
3. Which is the hottest planet?
A) Mercury
B) Venus
C) Mars
D) Jupiter
Answer: B) Venus
4. The Earth is also known as:
A) Red planet
B) Blue planet
C) Ring planet
D) Hot planet
Answer: B) Blue planet
5. Which is the closest planet to the Sun?
A) Earth
B) Mercury
C) Venus
D) Mars
Answer: B) Mercury
📘 Section B: Fill in the Blanks (with Answers)
6. The Sun is a __________.
Answer: star
7. The solar system has __________ planets.
Answer: eight
8. The Earth takes __________ days to revolve around the Sun.
Answer: 365
9. The Moon is a natural __________ of the Earth.
Answer: satellite
10. Saturn is famous for its __________.
Answer: rings
📘 Section C: True or False (with Answers)
11. The Sun is a planet.
Answer: False
12. Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
Answer: True
13. Mars is known as the Blue Planet.
Answer: False
14. The Moon is bigger than Earth.
Answer: False
15. Jupiter is the largest planet.
Answer: True
📘 Section D: Match the Following
16.
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| Sun | Star |
| Earth | Blue planet |
| Mars | Red planet |
| Saturn | Rings |
| Moon | Satellite |
Answers:
- Sun → Star
- Earth → Blue planet
- Mars → Red planet
- Saturn → Rings
- Moon → Satellite
📘 Section E: Short Answer Questions
17. What is the solar system?
Answer: The solar system is the Sun and all planets, moons, and other objects that move around it.
18. What is the Sun?
Answer: The Sun is a star that provides light and heat to the Earth.
19. Why is Earth called the Blue Planet?
Answer: Earth is called the Blue Planet because most of its surface is covered with water.
20. What is a planet?
Answer: A planet is a celestial body that revolves around the Sun in a fixed path.
21. What is a satellite?
Answer: A satellite is a body that moves around a planet. The Moon is Earth’s satellite.
📘 Section F: Activity Questions
22. Draw and label the solar system.
👉 Include: Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
23. Name the planets in order from the Sun.
Answer: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
24. Write two features of Saturn.
Answer: It has rings and is a gas giant.
25. Write one difference between Earth and Mars.
Answer: Earth has life and water, Mars is dry and dusty.