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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 989 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  3. 3.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  6. 6.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  11. 11.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  18. 18.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  35. 35.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  36. 36.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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