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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 822 · 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 farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  2. 2.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  15. 15.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  17. 17.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  27. 27.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  29. 29.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  35. 35.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  39. 39.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun

Answer key

  1. Neptune
  2. True
  3. a moon
  4. the Sun
  5. is the largest planet
  6. Uranus
  7. is called the red planet
  8. Earth
  9. it reflects sunlight
  10. 8
  11. the Moon
  12. a star
  13. the Sun
  14. 3
  15. Earth spins on its axis
  16. Venus
  17. True
  18. 1
  19. False
  20. 8
  21. is the hottest planet
  22. 24
  23. has oceans of water
  24. True
  25. False
  26. a star
  27. False
  28. Mercury
  29. a planet
  30. a planet
  31. an astronaut
  32. Sirius
  33. 6
  34. Earth
  35. a star
  36. 5
  37. Phobos
  38. 2
  39. True
  40. is farthest from the Sun

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