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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 54 · 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 a star? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  5. 5.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  9. 9.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  11. 11.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  13. 13.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  17. 17.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  22. 22.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  25. 25.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  27. 27.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  32. 32.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Titan
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  37. 37.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  40. 40.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?

Answer key

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

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