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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 146 · 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.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  5. 5.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  6. 6.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  7. 7.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  9. 9.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  16. 16.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  22. 22.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Venus
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  29. 29.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  38. 38.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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