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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 490 · 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 Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  14. 14.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  25. 25.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  32. 32.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  33. 33.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  35. 35.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  37. 37.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  40. 40.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

  1. is called the red planet
  2. Sirius
  3. Venus
  4. Saturn
  5. 365
  6. 24
  7. a planet
  8. Earth spins on its axis
  9. 1
  10. it reflects sunlight
  11. Phobos
  12. is the planet we live on
  13. Earth
  14. False
  15. a moon
  16. Titan
  17. is the hottest planet
  18. 2
  19. is the largest planet
  20. an astronaut
  21. 1
  22. is farthest from the Sun
  23. 6
  24. Mercury
  25. a moon
  26. Jupiter
  27. is famous for its rings
  28. False
  29. Ganymede
  30. spins tipped on its side
  31. 5
  32. a planet
  33. a moon
  34. a star
  35. False
  36. the Sun
  37. a telescope
  38. the Sun
  39. Uranus
  40. a planet

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