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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 698 · 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.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  7. 7.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  8. 8.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  10. 10.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  21. 21.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  23. 23.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  28. 28.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  29. 29.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its tail
  30. 30.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?

Answer key

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

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