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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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