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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 153 · 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) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  6. 6.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Mars
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  10. 10.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  13. 13.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  15. 15.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  19. 19.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its tail
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  23. 23.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  25. 25.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  29. 29.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  32. 32.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  34. 34.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  37. 37.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?

Answer key

  1. is closest to the Sun
  2. is the hottest planet
  3. Phobos
  4. is the smallest planet
  5. 2
  6. False
  7. False
  8. Titan
  9. a telescope
  10. an astronaut
  11. 365
  12. Earth
  13. a planet
  14. a planet
  15. False
  16. is famous for its rings
  17. 8
  18. Jupiter
  19. its orbit
  20. Neptune
  21. a star
  22. a moon
  23. 1
  24. a star
  25. it reflects sunlight
  26. Sirius
  27. the Sun
  28. the Pole Star
  29. the Sun
  30. False
  31. 5
  32. 24
  33. 4
  34. True
  35. Mercury
  36. Mars
  37. a planet
  38. False
  39. has oceans of water
  40. 1

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