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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 104 · 40 questions
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Remember (My Very Easy Method): Order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (“My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming”). Mercury – closest and smallest, Venus – hottest, Mars – the red planet, Jupiter – largest, Saturn – famous rings, Neptune – farthest. The Sun and the Pole Star are stars; the Moon, Titan and Ganymede are moons; Earth has 1 moon.

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  1. 1.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  11. 11.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  14. 14.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  17. 17.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  23. 23.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  24. 24.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  28. 28.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  33. 33.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  35. 35.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  38. 38.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. the Moon
  2. a star
  3. 7
  4. Venus
  5. is the hottest planet
  6. a telescope
  7. 5
  8. a star
  9. 24
  10. 6
  11. False
  12. it reflects sunlight
  13. Titan
  14. True
  15. Earth
  16. Mars
  17. a planet
  18. Neptune
  19. Saturn
  20. a star
  21. 2
  22. Earth
  23. the Sun
  24. its orbit
  25. 1
  26. the Pole Star
  27. Mercury
  28. a planet
  29. is closest to the Sun
  30. False
  31. is the planet we live on
  32. Jupiter
  33. 365
  34. Mercury
  35. Earth spins on its axis
  36. True
  37. an astronaut
  38. a moon
  39. spins tipped on its side
  40. False

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