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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 261 · 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.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  3. 3.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  10. 10.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  12. 12.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Mars
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  34. 34.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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