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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 839 · 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 the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mars
  4. 4.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  9. 9.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  11. 11.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
  21. 21.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  23. 23.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  33. 33.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  37. 37.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. Jupiter
  2. is farthest from the Sun
  3. Uranus
  4. a moon
  5. a star
  6. a telescope
  7. Titan
  8. 365
  9. an astronaut
  10. Mars
  11. Earth spins on its axis
  12. a moon
  13. 1
  14. 4
  15. Mars
  16. 3
  17. True
  18. its orbit
  19. Saturn
  20. has oceans of water
  21. False
  22. Mercury
  23. False
  24. a moon
  25. 6
  26. is famous for its rings
  27. Saturn
  28. Phobos
  29. 1
  30. a star
  31. False
  32. Venus
  33. 24
  34. False
  35. the Pole Star
  36. the Sun
  37. it reflects sunlight
  38. True
  39. the Sun
  40. False

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