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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 300 · 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 Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  8. 8.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  11. 11.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  14. 14.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  18. 18.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  22. 22.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  26. 26.🌕 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
  27. 27.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  29. 29.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  33. 33.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun

Answer key

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

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