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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 359 · 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.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  2. 2.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  9. 9.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  13. 13.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  15. 15.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  16. 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  18. 18.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  20. 20.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is the planet we live on
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  34. 34.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  35. 35.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  38. 38.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  39. 39.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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