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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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