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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 155 · 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 planets go round the Sun?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  6. 6.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  8. 8.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  10. 10.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  12. 12.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  13. 13.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  23. 23.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  30. 30.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  31. 31.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  33. 33.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius

Answer key

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

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