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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 315 · 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.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  6. 6.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
  13. 13.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  16. 16.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  17. 17.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  19. 19.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  27. 27.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  31. 31.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  32. 32.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  36. 36.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its tail
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  39. 39.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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