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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 263 · 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 Jupiter?
  2. 2.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  4. 4.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Earth
  6. 6.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  18. 18.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  25. 25.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  26. 26.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  31. 31.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  35. 35.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  38. 38.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  40. 40.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off

Answer key

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

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