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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 106 · 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 of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  8. 8.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  10. 10.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  11. 11.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  16. 16.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
  23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  30. 30.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  33. 33.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its axis
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  40. 40.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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