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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 463 · 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.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  2. 2.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  6. 6.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  8. 8.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  9. 9.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 the planet we live on
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  12. 12.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  22. 22.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  23. 23.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  28. 28.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  37. 37.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  38. 38.🌓 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
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus

Answer key

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

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