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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 291 · 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 is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  8. 8.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  10. 10.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  12. 12.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  14. 14.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  22. 22.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  27. 27.🌓 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
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Mars
  33. 33.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  38. 38.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  40. 40.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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