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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 880 · 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) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  2. 2.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  4. 4.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  6. 6.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Mars
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  15. 15.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  18. 18.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  23. 23.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  32. 32.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  35. 35.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  38. 38.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  40. 40.🌓 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

Answer key

  1. Jupiter
  2. a moon
  3. the Sun
  4. its orbit
  5. is closest to the Sun
  6. the Sun
  7. 1
  8. False
  9. it reflects sunlight
  10. 6
  11. False
  12. the Pole Star
  13. Earth
  14. is the largest planet
  15. False
  16. False
  17. a planet
  18. False
  19. 24
  20. is the hottest planet
  21. is the smallest planet
  22. Saturn
  23. False
  24. a planet
  25. 3
  26. is farthest from the Sun
  27. is famous for its rings
  28. Earth
  29. Titan
  30. True
  31. Earth
  32. False
  33. Phobos
  34. 8
  35. True
  36. Mercury
  37. 8
  38. 365
  39. the Moon
  40. Earth spins on its axis

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