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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 433 · 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) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  2. 2.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  5. 5.🌕 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
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  10. 10.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  11. 11.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  14. 14.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  27. 27.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  28. 28.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  30. 30.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Moon
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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