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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 721 · 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 the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  4. 4.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) Venus
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  12. 12.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  14. 14.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  21. 21.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  23. 23.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  28. 28.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  34. 34.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?

Answer key

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

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