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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 157 · 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 a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  3. 3.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  6. 6.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  9. 9.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Earth
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  18. 18.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  19. 19.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  22. 22.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  26. 26.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌓 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
  29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  34. 34.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  39. 39.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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