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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 581 · 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 reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  4. 4.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.🌓 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
  7. 7.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  8. 8.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  13. 13.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  15. 15.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its tail
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  24. 24.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  27. 27.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  29. 29.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  34. 34.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  37. 37.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Mars
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mercury

Answer key

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

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