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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 236 · 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 do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  3. 3.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  4. 4.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  14. 14.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  19. 19.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  21. 21.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  24. 24.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Phobos
  39. 39.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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