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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 565 · 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.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  10. 10.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  17. 17.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  18. 18.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  19. 19.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  23. 23.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  31. 31.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  37. 37.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Sirius

Answer key

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

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