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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 169 · 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 called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  6. 6.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  12. 12.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  18. 18.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  19. 19.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  22. 22.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  27. 27.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  35. 35.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  40. 40.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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