GK Questions on Earth for Class 3

Answer the following questions:

1. Which is the closest star to Earth?

a. Sun
b. Alpha Centauri A
c. Moon
d. Proxima Centauri

2. The gas in most abundance on the Earth is

a. Hydrogen
b. Oxygen
c. Nitrogen
d. Carbon Dioxide

3. __________ is composed of molten rocks that comes out during a volcanic eruption.
a. Magma
b. Lava
c. Crust
d. Core

4. Earth completes one rotation in approximately __________ hours.

a. 6
b. 12
c. 24
d. 36

5. __________ of Earth results in day and night.

a. Rotation
 b. Revolution
c. The orbit of the Earth
d. When the Moon blocks the Sun

6. __________ of Earth results in the change of seasons.

a. Rotation
b. Revolution
c. The orbit of the Earth
d. When the Moon blocks the Sun

7. The Rotation of Earth happens when

a. The Earth orbits around the Sun
b. The Earth spins on its own axis
c. The Earth orbits around the Moon
d. The Sun orbits around the Earth

8. In the __________ season, the Earth is closest to the Sun.

a. Summer
b. Winter
c. Spring
d. Autumn

9. Alteration in the length of the shadows is caused due to

a. Earth’s Revolution
b. Blockage of Earth by the Moon
c. Earth’s Rotation
d. Movement of Sun

10. Our Solar System is a part of which Galaxy?

 a. Whirlpool Galaxy
b. Black Eye Galaxy
c. Andromeda Galaxy
d. Milky Way

Answers:

1. (a) Sun 2. (c) Nitrogen 3. (b) Lava 4. (c) 24 5. (a) Rotation

6. (b) Revolution 7. (b) The 8. (a) Summer 9. (c) Earth’s 10. (d) Milky Way
Earth spins on Rotation
its own axis