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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 573 · 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.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  4. 4.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  8. 8.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  12. 12.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  22. 22.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
  24. 24.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
  28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  29. 29.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  33. 33.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  35. 35.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  36. 36.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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