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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 243 · 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) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  2. 2.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  4. 4.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  11. 11.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  12. 12.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  13. 13.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  18. 18.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  23. 23.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  26. 26.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  36. 36.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  39. 39.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Neptune

Answer key

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

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