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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 52 · 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 is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
  14. 14.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  21. 21.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  23. 23.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  28. 28.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  32. 32.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  33. 33.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  40. 40.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

  1. the Sun
  2. an astronaut
  3. 365
  4. it reflects sunlight
  5. a moon
  6. spins tipped on its side
  7. 1
  8. 1
  9. True
  10. Jupiter
  11. Earth
  12. 7
  13. has oceans of water
  14. a moon
  15. Earth
  16. 5
  17. 4
  18. Mercury
  19. a star
  20. Saturn
  21. True
  22. a planet
  23. a planet
  24. True
  25. Neptune
  26. Mars
  27. Sirius
  28. a planet
  29. 24
  30. 3
  31. is farthest from the Sun
  32. a moon
  33. a planet
  34. its orbit
  35. is the hottest planet
  36. 2
  37. Venus
  38. is closest to the Sun
  39. is called the red planet
  40. a star

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