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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 218 · 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 makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  4. 4.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  7. 7.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  9. 9.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Phobos
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  14. 14.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  18. 18.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Venus
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  29. 29.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  32. 32.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  35. 35.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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