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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 264 · 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 planet? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  3. 3.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Earth
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  8. 8.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  10. 10.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  12. 12.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Earth
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  21. 21.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  22. 22.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  28. 28.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  29. 29.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  37. 37.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings

Answer key

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

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