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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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