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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 992 · 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 planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  6. 6.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  11. 11.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 closest to the Sun
  12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  13. 13.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  14. 14.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  16. 16.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Venus
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Venus
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  29. 29.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  31. 31.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  33. 33.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  34. 34.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on

Answer key

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

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