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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 838 · 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 true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  3. 3.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
  5. 5.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  7. 7.🌓 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
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
  9. 9.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  12. 12.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  17. 17.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  23. 23.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  30. 30.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  38. 38.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet

Answer key

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

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