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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 421 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  8. 8.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  12. 12.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  14. 14.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  20. 20.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  24. 24.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  32. 32.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  36. 36.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  37. 37.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  40. 40.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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