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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 221 · 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 has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  9. 9.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  14. 14.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  15. 15.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  18. 18.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  26. 26.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Titan
  30. 30.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  37. 37.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  38. 38.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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