This document contains 10 riddles about the solar system for students to solve. The riddles cover topics like the names of the planets, characteristics of the sun and stars, and descriptions of Earth and other celestial bodies in our solar system like the moon and Saturn. The riddles are intended to test students' knowledge of basic facts about the components and makeup of our local planetary system.

1. Riddles on the Solar System
How well do you know the Solar System ?
Aysha Hoosen
Grade 3

2. Are you Ready ? Rules first...
 Rule # 1: Listen to the rules !!
 Rule # 2: Get your Boards and Markers
Ready.
 Rule # 3: One person must be score keeper.
Choose that person now.
 Rule # 4: Each team member must have a
chance to write an answer.
 Rule # 5: When teacher says pens down, stop
writing !!

3. Riddle # 1
Nine of us travel around
the sun, you live on one.
What am I?
A planet

4. Riddle # 2
Hot glowing gases keep me
bright. You can wish upon
me at night.
What am I?
A star

5. Riddle # 3
I am the star in the middle.
Isn’t that neat? I give the
Earth light and heat.
What am I?
The sun

6. Riddle # 4
I have water for oceans and
streams. I am the only
planet with life, so it
seems.
What am I?
Earth

7. Riddle # 5
My planets are many but I
have just one sun. To
explore me in a spacecraft
will be much fun.
What am I?
Solar System

8. Riddle # 6
I am found after Mercury, but
I am hotter. I have lots of
clouds but not one drop of
water.
What am I?
Venus

9. Riddle # 7
We are called the outer
planets.
Who are we?
Jupiter , Saturn , Uranus ,
Neptune

10. Riddle # 8
On its axis Earth will spin, if
this should stop what will
happen.
No night and day

11. Riddle # 9
I am something in the sky
That seems to shine at night
However, I’m not a star
I am Earth’s satellite
What am I?
The Moon

12. Riddle # 10
When looking at all of the planets
This is the second largest one
It has rings made of ice, dust and
rocks
And is the sixth one from the sun
What am I?
Saturn