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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 506 · 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 smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  2. 2.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  8. 8.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  11. 11.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  12. 12.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  16. 16.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  17. 17.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  18. 18.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  21. 21.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  28. 28.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  32. 32.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  33. 33.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  40. 40.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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