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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 163 · 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.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Venus
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  12. 12.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  14. 14.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  16. 16.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  24. 24.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  35. 35.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth

Answer key

  1. it reflects sunlight
  2. Mars
  3. 365
  4. Mercury
  5. the Sun
  6. Jupiter
  7. 24
  8. a planet
  9. False
  10. 1
  11. 4
  12. a telescope
  13. Neptune
  14. a planet
  15. 8
  16. its orbit
  17. 7
  18. Mercury
  19. a moon
  20. True
  21. is the largest planet
  22. 5
  23. Earth
  24. False
  25. is farthest from the Sun
  26. Ganymede
  27. Earth
  28. an astronaut
  29. True
  30. is the hottest planet
  31. a star
  32. True
  33. Earth spins on its axis
  34. 6
  35. a moon
  36. a star
  37. a planet
  38. the Moon
  39. spins tipped on its side
  40. Venus

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