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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 44 · 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 planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) Phobos
  6. 6.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.🌕 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
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  24. 24.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its axis
  25. 25.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  30. 30.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  32. 32.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  34. 34.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  35. 35.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  39. 39.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. Venus
  2. is the smallest planet
  3. the Pole Star
  4. 1
  5. Saturn
  6. the Sun
  7. 24
  8. it reflects sunlight
  9. Earth
  10. a moon
  11. Neptune
  12. 8
  13. 6
  14. Saturn
  15. Phobos
  16. Uranus
  17. is farthest from the Sun
  18. Mercury
  19. the Sun
  20. True
  21. True
  22. 8
  23. the Moon
  24. its orbit
  25. False
  26. Mars
  27. Titan
  28. is the hottest planet
  29. is the largest planet
  30. 365
  31. Earth
  32. a planet
  33. an astronaut
  34. Earth spins on its axis
  35. a telescope
  36. False
  37. Jupiter
  38. 7
  39. True
  40. False

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