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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 277 · 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 Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  5. 5.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  8. 8.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the planet we live on
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Venus
  13. 13.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  17. 17.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  18. 18.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  21. 21.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  26. 26.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  34. 34.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  37. 37.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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