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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 457 · 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.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  3. 3.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its axis
  4. 4.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  9. 9.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Mars
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  15. 15.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  21. 21.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  22. 22.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  23. 23.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  25. 25.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  26. 26.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  28. 28.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  29. 29.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  32. 32.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  34. 34.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  38. 38.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Earth

Answer key

  1. True
  2. is the smallest planet
  3. its orbit
  4. an astronaut
  5. the Pole Star
  6. has oceans of water
  7. is called the red planet
  8. 5
  9. a planet
  10. 6
  11. 7
  12. Mercury
  13. Titan
  14. Sirius
  15. a moon
  16. is farthest from the Sun
  17. Saturn
  18. a star
  19. 3
  20. a planet
  21. it reflects sunlight
  22. a planet
  23. a star
  24. a planet
  25. Earth spins on its axis
  26. the Sun
  27. Mercury
  28. 8
  29. False
  30. False
  31. Earth
  32. 365
  33. 4
  34. 1
  35. is the planet we live on
  36. False
  37. Phobos
  38. False
  39. Uranus
  40. Earth

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