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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 117 · 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 planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  11. 11.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  14. 14.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  15. 15.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  18. 18.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  20. 20.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  21. 21.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  26. 26.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  28. 28.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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