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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 916 · 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.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  4. 4.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  7. 7.🌕 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
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  15. 15.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  24. 24.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  27. 27.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  28. 28.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  34. 34.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  40. 40.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its axis

Answer key

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

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