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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 158 · 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 planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.🌕 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
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  4. 4.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  9. 9.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
  12. 12.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  14. 14.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  15. 15.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  22. 22.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  27. 27.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  34. 34.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  36. 36.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?

Answer key

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

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