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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 275 · 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.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  12. 12.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  15. 15.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  16. 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  19. 19.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  22. 22.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  31. 31.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  38. 38.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  39. 39.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?

Answer key

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

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