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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 299 · 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) Titan (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  6. 6.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  8. 8.🌓 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
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  18. 18.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  26. 26.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  34. 34.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  39. 39.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) the Moon

Answer key

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

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