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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 796 · 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.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  5. 5.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  8. 8.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  11. 11.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  18. 18.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  33. 33.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  35. 35.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  37. 37.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede

Answer key

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

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