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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 375 · 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 planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  4. 4.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  6. 6.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  9. 9.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  21. 21.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  22. 22.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  24. 24.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  30. 30.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  35. 35.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?

Answer key

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

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