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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 859 · 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 smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  8. 8.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  15. 15.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  18. 18.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  24. 24.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  33. 33.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  34. 34.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  36. 36.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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