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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 125 · 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 Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  2. 2.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  9. 9.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  12. 12.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  16. 16.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  19. 19.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  21. 21.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  24. 24.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Earth
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  27. 27.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  31. 31.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.🌕 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
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  37. 37.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Mars

Answer key

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

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