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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 612 · 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 planet? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  2. 2.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  4. 4.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  14. 14.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the planet we live on
  21. 21.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
  23. 23.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  25. 25.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  32. 32.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  35. 35.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  38. 38.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. Mars
  2. False
  3. it reflects sunlight
  4. its orbit
  5. is the smallest planet
  6. 8
  7. Venus
  8. is called the red planet
  9. Phobos
  10. a moon
  11. True
  12. is farthest from the Sun
  13. Earth spins on its axis
  14. a moon
  15. True
  16. is closest to the Sun
  17. the Moon
  18. Jupiter
  19. 365
  20. is the largest planet
  21. a planet
  22. Earth
  23. the Sun
  24. has oceans of water
  25. True
  26. a telescope
  27. 1
  28. the Sun
  29. 2
  30. True
  31. 4
  32. 1
  33. Ganymede
  34. Earth
  35. 24
  36. spins tipped on its side
  37. Sirius
  38. a moon
  39. a star
  40. False

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