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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 974 · 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.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  16. 16.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mars
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  22. 22.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  24. 24.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  35. 35.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps

Answer key

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

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