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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 668 · 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.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  4. 4.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  13. 13.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  15. 15.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Earth
  17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  19. 19.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  20. 20.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  24. 24.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  28. 28.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  34. 34.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  39. 39.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  40. 40.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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