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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 530 · 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 Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  8. 8.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  13. 13.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  15. 15.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  21. 21.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  22. 22.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  37. 37.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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