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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 731 · 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 is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  6. 6.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  9. 9.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  17. 17.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Titan
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  27. 27.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  34. 34.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  37. 37.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings

Answer key

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

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