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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 251 · 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 of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  6. 6.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Titan
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  9. 9.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  14. 14.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  19. 19.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  27. 27.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  30. 30.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  34. 34.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  36. 36.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  38. 38.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Earth

Answer key

  1. the Sun
  2. 8
  3. Jupiter
  4. a telescope
  5. Earth
  6. True
  7. Mars
  8. is famous for its rings
  9. its orbit
  10. it reflects sunlight
  11. is farthest from the Sun
  12. 3
  13. the Pole Star
  14. 1
  15. Saturn
  16. 7
  17. a planet
  18. Uranus
  19. the Sun
  20. 365
  21. Earth
  22. 2
  23. Mercury
  24. True
  25. Earth spins on its axis
  26. Mercury
  27. True
  28. spins tipped on its side
  29. Venus
  30. False
  31. a planet
  32. the Moon
  33. is the smallest planet
  34. True
  35. Mars
  36. a moon
  37. 5
  38. True
  39. False
  40. Ganymede

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