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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 477 · 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 true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  6. 6.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  11. 11.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  13. 13.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  22. 22.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its tail
  23. 23.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  28. 28.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  30. 30.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  32. 32.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  33. 33.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  37. 37.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight

Answer key

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

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