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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 393 · 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 a star? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  3. 3.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  7. 7.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  10. 10.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  12. 12.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  13. 13.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  16. 16.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  22. 22.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its tail
  23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  29. 29.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  31. 31.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  35. 35.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?

Answer key

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

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