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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 63 · 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 makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  2. 2.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  11. 11.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  17. 17.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  18. 18.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  23. 23.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  30. 30.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  33. 33.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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