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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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