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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 587 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  4. 4.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Titan
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  18. 18.🌓 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
  19. 19.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  23. 23.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  27. 27.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  28. 28.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its tail
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  35. 35.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  37. 37.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

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

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