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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 48 · 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 makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  7. 7.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  14. 14.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  23. 23.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  24. 24.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  27. 27.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  30. 30.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  35. 35.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  39. 39.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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