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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 905 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  2. 2.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  6. 6.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Venus
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  14. 14.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  22. 22.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  26. 26.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  35. 35.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  38. 38.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?

Answer key

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

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