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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 625 · 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.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  6. 6.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.🌓 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
  16. 16.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  19. 19.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  22. 22.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  24. 24.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  26. 26.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  28. 28.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  37. 37.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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