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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 848 · 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.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  2. 2.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  4. 4.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  6. 6.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  8. 8.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  14. 14.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  16. 16.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  22. 22.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  23. 23.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  28. 28.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  33. 33.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  37. 37.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  39. 39.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun

Answer key

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

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