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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 206 · 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) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  17. 17.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  23. 23.🌕 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
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  31. 31.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  33. 33.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  38. 38.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun

Answer key

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

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