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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 286 · 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 the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
  5. 5.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  9. 9.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  11. 11.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  15. 15.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  20. 20.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  22. 22.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  29. 29.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  31. 31.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  33. 33.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  35. 35.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet

Answer key

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

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