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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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