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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 211 · 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 moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  6. 6.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  9. 9.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  19. 19.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌕 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
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  22. 22.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  25. 25.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  31. 31.🌓 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
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  33. 33.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Mars

Answer key

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

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