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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 888 · 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.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  11. 11.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  17. 17.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Earth
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Mars
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  32. 32.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  33. 33.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  37. 37.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis

Answer key

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

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