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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 142 · 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 is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  7. 7.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  12. 12.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  14. 14.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.🌓 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
  18. 18.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Mars
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  22. 22.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  23. 23.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  27. 27.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  28. 28.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  29. 29.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
  37. 37.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet

Answer key

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

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