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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 500 · 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 planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  3. 3.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  4. 4.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  8. 8.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  9. 9.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  13. 13.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  16. 16.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the planet we live on
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Phobos
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  30. 30.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  35. 35.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  39. 39.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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