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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 262 · 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 moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  4. 4.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  10. 10.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  12. 12.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  14. 14.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  16. 16.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  19. 19.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Mars
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  25. 25.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  26. 26.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  28. 28.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  38. 38.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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