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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 935 · 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 of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  5. 5.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  11. 11.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  15. 15.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  23. 23.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  24. 24.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  32. 32.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  33. 33.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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