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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 223 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  8. 8.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  13. 13.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  18. 18.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  31. 31.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 8
  3. is the smallest planet
  4. Earth
  5. 4
  6. Earth spins on its axis
  7. 8
  8. a planet
  9. Sirius
  10. the Pole Star
  11. a telescope
  12. has oceans of water
  13. its orbit
  14. 24
  15. Mercury
  16. Saturn
  17. spins tipped on its side
  18. True
  19. 7
  20. the Moon
  21. Phobos
  22. 1
  23. Ganymede
  24. Mars
  25. Earth
  26. False
  27. Venus
  28. 6
  29. is the planet we live on
  30. is the hottest planet
  31. an astronaut
  32. 2
  33. a star
  34. a star
  35. Jupiter
  36. a moon
  37. Saturn
  38. False
  39. True
  40. False

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