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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 380 · 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 of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  2. 2.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  4. 4.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  7. 7.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  13. 13.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  23. 23.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  25. 25.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  26. 26.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  27. 27.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  37. 37.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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