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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 595 · 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.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  2. 2.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its tail
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  6. 6.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  11. 11.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  20. 20.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  27. 27.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  37. 37.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Titan

Answer key

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

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