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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 985 · 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 is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  3. 3.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  6. 6.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  15. 15.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  26. 26.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  37. 37.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars

Answer key

  1. the Sun
  2. is called the red planet
  3. False
  4. False
  5. Neptune
  6. a moon
  7. Mercury
  8. 365
  9. Uranus
  10. the Sun
  11. a star
  12. 1
  13. Titan
  14. 3
  15. it reflects sunlight
  16. 8
  17. 6
  18. is the smallest planet
  19. 1
  20. a telescope
  21. Jupiter
  22. is farthest from the Sun
  23. a moon
  24. True
  25. its orbit
  26. a planet
  27. 5
  28. is famous for its rings
  29. Earth
  30. False
  31. Earth spins on its axis
  32. Sirius
  33. 4
  34. Mercury
  35. True
  36. has oceans of water
  37. a planet
  38. is the largest planet
  39. 8
  40. Venus

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