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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 780 · 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) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  2. 2.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  6. 6.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  7. 7.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  13. 13.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  18. 18.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  21. 21.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  25. 25.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Titan
  30. 30.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  31. 31.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  39. 39.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mars

Answer key

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

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