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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 994 · 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 the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  7. 7.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  9. 9.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  10. 10.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  12. 12.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  16. 16.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  19. 19.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  22. 22.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mars
  29. 29.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  32. 32.🌕 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
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  37. 37.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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