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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 716 · 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 of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  10. 10.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  14. 14.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  17. 17.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  20. 20.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  21. 21.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  26. 26.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  29. 29.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?

Answer key

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

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