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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 112 · 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.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  3. 3.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  16. 16.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  18. 18.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  27. 27.🌕 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
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  33. 33.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  34. 34.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  36. 36.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun

Answer key

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

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