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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 667 · 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 planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  7. 7.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  10. 10.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  13. 13.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mars
  15. 15.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  22. 22.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  24. 24.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  29. 29.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  30. 30.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  32. 32.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  40. 40.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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