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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 141 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  9. 9.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  16. 16.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  22. 22.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  26. 26.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  35. 35.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  38. 38.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star

Answer key

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

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