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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 549 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  8. 8.🌓 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
  9. 9.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  13. 13.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  19. 19.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌕 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
  27. 27.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  33. 33.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  35. 35.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  38. 38.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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