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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 775 · 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 planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  2. 2.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  5. 5.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
  7. 7.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  9. 9.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  17. 17.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) Titan
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  25. 25.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  31. 31.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  32. 32.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the planet we live on
  35. 35.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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