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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 310 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  3. 3.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  14. 14.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
  15. 15.🌓 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
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  17. 17.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  22. 22.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  28. 28.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  31. 31.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  33. 33.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  36. 36.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  38. 38.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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